A 9398: Requires employers publicly advertising a job posting to include in the posting a statement disclosing whether such posting is for an existing vacancy or not; authorizes the commissioner of labor to issue an order to employers in violation of such requirement to pay a fine, cease and desist from such violation, or both.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9398 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY December 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HOOKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to state whether advertised job postings are for existing vacancies or not The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 211-b to 2 read as follows: 3 § 211-b. Job posting advertisements; vacancy disclosure. 1. Every 4 employer who publicly advertises a job posting shall include in the 5 posting a statement disclosing whether the posting is for an existing 6 vacancy or not. The statement shall be clear, conspicuous, and written 7 in a legible font. 8 2. The commissioner shall have authority to enforce this section. When 9 the commissioner determines that an employer is violating or has 10 violated this section, the commissioner may issue an order to such 11 employer to pay an administrative fine, to cease and desist from violat- 12 ing the section, or both. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14071-01-5