On December 4, 2025, the New York City Council voted—by more than a two-thirds majority—to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of two bills requiring certain businesses to annually report pay data and directing New York City to conduct pay equity studies using that information.

The City Council originally passed the bills on October 9, 2025, as we explained here. Citing concerns about the bills’ clarity and fearing inaccurate reporting from businesses, Mayor Adams vetoed the bills on November 7.

The Council’s action sets in motion the creation of the pay reporting scheme, but mandatory reporting by businesses will not begin immediately. The City now has one year to designate an agency to administer the law. Within one year after this agency’s designation, it must publish a standardized form for businesses to use to report pay data. One year after publication, City businesses with 200 or more employees must make their first annual pay data report to the designated agency.