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In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 photo, Arlene Pitterson poses for a photo in New York. Council-member Rafael Espinal has proposed legislation that would bar employers from requiring employees to check and respond to non-emergency emails, texts and other electronic communications sent outside of regular work hours, or retaliating against them if they didn’t. The bill would be intended to make life better for people like Pitterson, a marketing and event planning consultant in Brooklyn, who recalled one boss routinely pestering her with late-night emails, then grew upset when she didn’t reply. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 photo, Arlene Pitterson poses for a photo in New York. Council-member Rafael Espinal has proposed legislation that would bar employers from requiring employees to check and respond to non-emergency emails, texts and other electronic communications sent outside of regular work hours, or retaliating against them if they didn’t. The bill would be intended to make life better for people like Pitterson, a marketing and event planning consultant in Brooklyn, who recalled one boss routinely pestering her with late-night emails, then grew upset when she didn’t reply. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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