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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A client shall:
1. compensate models at an hourly rate at least fifty percent higher than the contracted hourly rate for any employment, engagement, entertainment, exhibition or performance that exceeds eight hours in any twenty-four hour period;
2. provide at least one thirty minute meal break for any employment, engagement, entertainment, exhibition or performance that exceeds eight hours in any twenty-four hour period;
3. only offer an employment or engagement to a model that does not pose an unreasonable risk of danger to the model. An unreasonable risk of danger shall include, but not be limited to, failure to establish and communicate a company policy that equals or exceeds the minimum standards provided for by existing law that addresses abuse, harassment, or any other form of inappropriate behavior;
4. ensure that any employment, engagement, entertainment, exhibition or performance which requires nudity or other sexually explicit material shall comply with the requirements of subdivision three of section fifty-two-c of the civil rights law, as added by chapter three hundred four of the laws of two thousand twenty;
5. allow the model to be accompanied by their agent, manager, chaperone, or other representative to any employment, engagement, entertainment, exhibition or performance;
6. provide liability insurance to cover and safeguard the health and safety of models; and
7. obtain clear and conspicuous prior written consent from the model for any creation or use of a model's digital replica, detailing the scope, purpose, rate of pay, and duration of such use.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Labor Law - LAB § 1037. Duties of clients - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/labor-law/lab-sect-1037/
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