New York § 205 - 205Prohibition against eating meals in certain workrooms
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 205 — 205Prohibition against eating meals in certain workrooms, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 205. 205Prohibition against eating meals in certain workrooms
§ 205. Prohibition against eating meals in certain workrooms. No employee shall take or be permitted to take any food into a room of any working place where lead, arsenic or other poisonous substances or injurious or noxious fumes, dust or gases exist in harmful conditions or are present in harmful quantities as an incident or result of the business carried on in such working place. Notice to the foregoing effect shall be posted in such room. No employee, unless his presence is necessary for the proper conduct of the business, shall remain in any such room during the time allowed for meals. The employer shall provide a suitable place in such establishment in which the employees may eat.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New York Consolidated Laws § 205 cover?
Section 205 ("205Prohibition against eating meals in certain workrooms") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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