N.Y. COR Law § 859
This is the official text of N.Y. COR Law § 859, part of New York’s COR Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "COR Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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When employment prohibited
Official statutory text
§ 859. When employment prohibited. No employment under a work release\nprogram may be approved or continued if (a) such employment results in\nthe displacement of employed workers, or is applied in skills, crafts or\ntrades in which there is a surplus of available labor in the locality,\nor (b) the rates of pay and other conditions of employment are not at\nleast equal to those paid or provided for work of similar nature in the\nlocality in which the work is to be performed, or (c) there is any labor\nstrike or lockout in the establishment in which the incarcerated\nindividual is employed.\n
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