Labor Law § 210-a · Article 7. General Provisions
Legal duty to employees
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§ 210-a. Legal duty to employees. It shall be unlawful for any employer to refuse to hire, employ or license, or to discharge from employment, an employee in order to evade such employer's legal duty to provide workers' compensation coverage for such employee. An employer in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/LAB210-A
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