For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following
meanings:
DIRECTOR
The Director of Freelance Worker Affairs, as appointed by
the Mayor.
FREELANCE WORKER
Any natural person or any organization composed of no more
than one natural person, whether or not incorporated or employing
a trade name, that is hired or retained as an independent contractor
by a hiring party to provide services in exchange for compensation.
This term does not include:
A.
Any person who, pursuant to the contract at issue, is a sales
representative as defined in § 191-a of the Labor Law;
B.
Any person engaged in the practice of law pursuant to the contract
at issue and who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest
court of any state, possession, territory, commonwealth or the District
of Columbia and who is not under any order of any court suspending,
enjoining, restraining, disbarring or otherwise restricting such person
in the practice of law;
C.
Any person who is a licensed medical professional; and
D.
Any person employed in the adult services industry.
HIRING PARTY
Any person who retains a freelance worker to provide any
service, other than:
A.
The United States government;
B.
The State of New York, including any office, department, agency,
authority or other body of the state, including the Legislature and
the Judiciary;
C.
The City, including any office, department, agency or other
body of the City;
D.
Any other local government, municipality or county; or
OFFICE
The office the Director of Freelance Worker Affairs.
No hiring party shall threaten, intimidate, discipline, harass,
deny a work opportunity to or discriminate against a freelance worker,
or take any other action that penalizes a freelance worker for, or
is reasonably likely to deter a freelancer worker from, exercising
or attempting to exercise any right guaranteed under this chapter,
or from obtaining future work opportunity because the freelance worker
has done so.