Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed a bill amending the New York City Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act (“the Displaced Workers Act” or “the Act”), first enacted by the City Council in 2002. As originally adopted, the Act required one building service contractor taking over another contractor’s work to retain the prior contractor’s building service workers for a 90-day transition period, during which they could not be discharged without cause, and after which they had to be offered continued employment if their performance during the transition period was satisfactory.1 These requirements remain, but the new amendments significantly expand the Act’s coverage.
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