New York § 874 - 874When employment prohibited
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 874 — 874When employment prohibited, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 874. 874When employment prohibited
§ 874. When employment prohibited. (a) No employment under the work release program for any prisoner shall be approved if: (1) it is ascertained by the sheriff that such employment will result in the displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts or trades in which there is a surplus of available labor in the locality, except in the case of a prisoner who is to be employed by an employer for whom he was employed as a free person prior to the commencement of his sentence, and; (2) the rates of pay and other conditions of employment are not at least equal to those paid or provided for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the work is to be performed. (b) The state department of labor shall exercise the same supervision over conditions of employment for prisoners participating in the work release program as such department does over conditions of employment for free persons. (c) In no event shall any work release program be permitted when there is any labor strike or lock-out in the establishment in which the prisoner is, or is to be, employed.
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What does New York Consolidated Laws § 874 cover?
Section 874 ("874When employment prohibited") 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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