N.Y. GBS Law § 1415

§ 1415. Additional rights. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, any\nprovision of a contract purporting to waive rights under this article is\nvoid as against public policy.\n 2. The provisions of this article supplement, and do not diminish or\nreplace, any other basis of liability or requirement established by\nstatute or common law.\n 3. Failure to comply with the provisions of this article does not\nrender any contract between a hiring party and a freelance worker void\nor voidable or otherwise impair any obligation, claim or right related\nto such contract or constitute a defense to any action or proceeding to\nenforce, or for breach of, such contract.\n 4. No provision of this article relating to freelance workers shall be\nconstrued as providing a determination about the legal classification of\nany such worker as an employee or independent contractor.\n 5. The provisions of this article shall not be construed or\ninterpreted to override or supplant any of the provisions of chapter ten\nof title twenty of the administrative code of the city of New York.\n