Financial Hardship Exemption.
6 RCNY § 7-308
in effect§ 7-308 Financial Hardship Exemption.
(a) The department may waive the requirements of the Transportation Benefits Law for an employer if such employer demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that offering the opportunity to use pre-tax earnings to purchase transportation fringe benefits would be a financial hardship for such employer.
(b) To qualify for a waiver, an employer must present compelling evidence that complying with the Transportation Benefits Law would be impracticable and create a severe financial hardship.
(Added City Record 11/18/2015, eff. 1/1/2016; amended City Record 8/8/2016, eff. 9/7/2016; 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/0-0-0-109096Fetched: 10/24/2026
