Labor Law 1035 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 1034 Duties of model management companies up ARTICLE 36 New York State Fashion Workers Act next SECTION 1036 Power of attorney Viewing most recent revision (from 2025-06-27) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2025-06-27 2025-02-21 2024-12-27 Share Facebook Email SECTION 1035 Prohibitions on model management companies Labor (LAB) CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE 36 § 1035. Prohibitions on model management companies. A model management company shall not: 1. require or collect any fee or deposit from a model upon the signing of, or as a condition to entering into, any contract or agreement between the model management company and the model; 2. procure any accommodation for which payment shall be provided or reimbursed by the model in any way, without providing a written disclosure of the rate charged for the accommodation to the model in advance of such model's stay at the accommodation; 3. deduct or offset from a model's payment or compensation any fee or expense, including interest, other than the agreed upon commission as set forth in the contract and any items advanced pursuant to subdivision six of section one thousand thirty-four of this article; 4. advance the cost of travel or visa-related costs without informed written consent from the model; 5. require a model to sign a model management company contract that contains a term greater than three years; 6. require a model to sign a model management company contract that renews without the model's affirmative written consent; 7. impose a commission fee greater than twenty percent of the model's payment or compensation; 8. engage in discrimination or harassment of any kind against a model because of any protected status covered under paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law; or 10. create, alter, or manipulate a model's digital replica using artificial intelligence without clear, conspicuous and separate written consent from the model.