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These issues, which have long plagued the city\u2019s labor market, are among what New York City Council Members hope to address through the creation and dissemination of an \u201cimmigrant workers\u2019 bill of rights.\u201d While there are already existing federal, state and local laws that protect immigrant workers regardless of status, many immigrants aren\u2019t aware of this, according to Council Member Shahana Hanif, who sponsors Intro. 569<\/a>. The legislation would compile all those protections into a single document to be distributed to employees annually. Employers would also be required to \u201cconspicuously\u201d display the bill of rights in the workplace \u2013 or in the case of delivery workers and other app based workers, on the mobile app.<\/p>\n \u201dEquipping immigrant workers with knowledge of their rights will allow them to exercise them when violations occur,\u201d Hanif said. \u201cAdditionally, we hope that this will dissuade employers from committing the violations in the first place.\u201d [Read More<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" City + State – <\/p>\n These issues, which have long plagued the city\u2019s labor market, are among what New York City Council Members hope to address through the creation and dissemination of an \u201cimmigrant workers\u2019 bill of rights.\u201d While there are already existing federal, state and local laws that protect immigrant workers regardless of status, many immigrants aren\u2019t aware of this, according to Council Member Shahana Hanif, who sponsors <\/p>\n …<\/p>\n