# N.Y. LAB Law § 786: Unlawful retaliation

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A21-A_S786

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. LAB Law § 786
- **Heading:** Unlawful retaliation
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act LAB / Article 21-A / Section 786

## Text

§ 786. Unlawful retaliation. For purposes of this article, there shall\nbe a rebuttable presumption of unlawful retaliation if an employer in\nany manner discriminates, retaliates, or takes any adverse action\nagainst any employee within ninety days of the employee doing either of\nthe following:\n 1. Initiating the employee's first request in a calendar year for\ninformation about a quota or personal work speed data pursuant to\nsubdivisions one through three of section seven hundred eighty-five of\nthis article.\n 2. Making a complaint related to a quota alleging any violation of\nsections seven hundred eighty-one to seven hundred eighty-five of this\narticle, inclusive, to the commissioner, the department, other local or\nstate governmental agency, or the employer.\n 3. Making a complaint related to section seven hundred eighty-nine of\nthis article.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. LAB Law § 780 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A21-A_S780.md)
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- [N.Y. LAB Law § 785 Right to request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ALAB_A21-A_S785.md)
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