{"id":2616,"date":"2026-02-27T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:00:35","slug":"update-new-york-state-amends-stay-or-pay-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/2026\/02\/27\/update-new-york-state-amends-stay-or-pay-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: New York State Amends \u201cStay or Pay\u201d Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Contract-NonCompete-Resized-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1680\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Contract-NonCompete-Resized-01.png 800w, https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Contract-NonCompete-Resized-01-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Contract-NonCompete-Resized-01-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The New York \u201cTrapped at Work Act\u201d prohibits employers&nbsp;from requiring an \u201cemployment promissory note\u201d as a condition of employment \u2014 defined broadly to include any agreement that requires payment to the employer for leaving before a stated time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 13, 2026, Governor Hochul signed the chapter amendment to the law,&nbsp;delaying the effective date by one year*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amendment narrows coverage to \u201cemployees\u201d and provides additional carve-outs to the broad definition of \u201cemployment promissory notes.\u201d The new carve-outs include agreements related to repayment of bonuses, relocation assistance, and other non-educational or non-training incentives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amendment introduces detailed rules for repayment of training costs associated with \u201ctransferable credentials,\u201d defining what qualifies and expressly excluding employer specific or mandatory compliance training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*The amendments revise the effective date of the Act to \u201cone year after it shall have become a law.\u201d &nbsp;There is some ambiguity, however, as to whether this means one year after the signing date of the original Act (December 19, 2025) or one year after the signing of the amendments to the Act (February 13, 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Proskauer:<\/em><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawandtheworkplace.com\/2026\/02\/new-york-state-trapped-at-work-act-amended-and-effective-date-delayed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York State Trapped At Work Act Amended and Effective Date Delayed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York \u201cTrapped at Work Act\u201d prohibits employers&nbsp;from requiring an \u201cemployment promissory note\u201d as a condition of employment \u2014 defined broadly to include any agreement that requires payment to the employer for leaving before a stated time. 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