New York’s Fashion Workers Act Set to Go into Effect June 19

According to Sara Ziff, New York’s fashion industry is on the precipice of “real progress.”

Ziff, executive director of the advocacy group Model Alliance, was referring to the implementation of the The Fashion Workers Act, which is set to go into effect June 19 after being signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul in December 2024. The law aims to protect models from exploitation, harassment and the growing use of AI in an industry that New York State senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal,…