US state regulation
New York
Every state-level regulation PlainRegWatch tracks for New York - across data privacy, AI, food chemical bans, right to repair and worker protection, with status, effective dates and official sources.
- 62/100
- Strictness score
- 8
- Regulations tracked
- 7
- Enacted into law
- 4/5
- Categories regulated
The verdict
New York is a moderate regulator - 7 enacted regulations across 4 of 5 tracked policy areas, scoring 62/100 for regulatory strictness, led by Employment & Worker Protection.
- 62/100
- strictness score (vs peers)
- 7
- regulations enacted
- 4/5
- policy areas regulated
- Employment & Worker Protection
- most-active policy area
Strictness is a 0–100 composite of regulatory breadth and the enacted share; see methodology for how it is derived.
Regulatory Snapshot: New York
New York currently tracks 8 regulations in the PlainRegWatch database, of which 7 are enacted and 1 remains pending before the state legislature. The state's composite strictness score sits at 62/100, classifying New York as a moderate regulator compared to its peers. Regulatory activity spans 4 of 5 policy categories covered by PlainRegWatch, with Employment & Worker Protection representing the most active area (5 enacted rules).
The earliest tracked New York enactment dates to 2017, with the most recent documented enactment in 2023 - a window of 6 years of legislative activity. Across the 50-state fleet, New York contributes to a national total that PlainRegWatch maintains across categories such as AI Regulation, Data Privacy, Employment & Worker Protection, Food Chemical Bans and more, each with distinct compliance obligations.
Compliance teams monitoring New York should treat the 7-enacted / 1-pending split as a leading indicator: pending bills in this state often signal the shape of future regulation in neighboring jurisdictions with similar strictness scores. For the authoritative statutory text of any New York regulation listed below, follow the source link on its detail page, PlainRegWatch links every entry to the official state legislative record.
💼 Employment & Worker Protection
New York City Salary History Ban (NYC)
Int 1253-A Effective: 2017-10-31NYC (not yet statewide) prohibits salary history questions in hiring. First major city ordinance.
New York Minimum Wage Act
Labor Law 652 Effective: 2025-01-01New York minimum wage $16.50/hr NYC/Long Island/Westchester; $15.50/hr remainder (2025). Annual CPI indexing from 2027.
New York Paid Family Leave + Earned Safe and Sick Leave
L 2016 c. 54 / A 2882-A Effective: 2021-01-01New York PFL: 12 weeks at 67% state average weekly wage. Paid sick: 56 hrs/year (employers 100+), 40 hrs (5-99 employees).
New York Pay Transparency Law
S 9427-A Effective: 2023-09-17Pay ranges for employers with 4+ employees.
NYC Fair Workweek Law (Retail + Fast Food)
Int 1396 / Int 1387 Effective: 2017-11-26New York City Fair Workweek Laws for fast food (72-hr advance notice) and retail (72-hr advance notice, on-call scheduling ban).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Related
Regulations by category in New York
What this means for New York
New York's regulatory activity is concentrated in employment & worker protection - the area to watch for compliance.
- Employment & Worker Protection is New York's most-regulated area (5 enacted rules). Compare states
- New York regulates across 4 of 5 tracked policy areas, with 1 bill still pending.
- See how New York ranks against other states on regulatory strictness and volume. View rankings
Figures reflect regulations currently tracked from official New York legislative records; coverage expands as new laws are enacted.
Source: State regulatory filings (IAPP / MultiState aggregation) New York state-rule registry · 2023 State regulatory data aggregated from official state filings; status (enacted/pending/proposed) reflects latest legislative tracker snapshot.
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