N.Y.
Labor Law Section 1035
Prohibitions on model management companies
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 other than the agreed upon commission as set forth in the contract and any items advanced pursuant to subdivision six of § 1034 (Duties of model management companies)section one thousand thirty-four of this article. Such prohibited fees and expenses include but are not limited to website fees, accommodation fees, delivery fees, and interest on payment of the model’s earnings;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.
take any retaliatory action against any model who files or attempts to file a complaint pursuant to this article or declines or discontinues participation in any casting or booking on account of reasonable, good faith concerns regarding an actual or potential violation of this article;9.
engage in discrimination or harassment of any kind against a model because of any protected status covered under paragraph (a) of subdivision one of Executive Law § 296 (Unlawful discriminatory practices)section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law; or10.
create, alter, or manipulate a model’s digital replica using artificial intelligence without clear, conspicuous and separate written consent from the model. * NB Effective June 19, 2025
Source:
Section 1035 — Prohibitions on model management companies, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/1035 (updated Dec. 27, 2024; accessed Jan. 11, 2025).
