Waivers of Rights.
6 RCNY § 7-505
in effect§ 7-505 Waivers of Rights.
(a) Any contract entered into by a hiring party and freelance worker shall not include any prospective waiver or limitation of rights under the Freelance Isn't Free Act. Any such waiver or limitation shall be invalid as a matter of law.
(b) If a contract includes language that waives or limits a freelance worker's right to participate in or receive money or any other relief from any class, collective, or representative proceeding, said waiver or limitation is void.
(c) Wherever a hiring party asks a freelance worker to waive or limit, via contract, any other procedural right normally afforded to a party in a civil or administrative action, any such contractual waivers and limitations are void under § 20-935 of the Administrative Code. Such rights include but are not limited to procedural rights of parties to a civil action established by the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
(d) A freelance worker has the right to disclose the terms of a contract with a hiring party to the director. Any private contractual agreement that purports to waive or limit a freelance worker's right to communicate the terms of such a contract to the director is void as against public policy
(Added City Record 6/22/2017, eff. 7/22/2017; amended City Record 8/21/2018, eff. 9/20/2018)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-109180Fetched: 10/24/2026