New York. The market that doesn't reward improvisation.
W-2 event staffing across 10 New York markets — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Yonkers, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo — under a single contract.
Wage floor held without exception: $17.00 downstate, $16.00 upstate. Rates $24–$58/hr. Registration entry-level; bartenders and ADA attendants at the top.
TempGuru in New York
“One contract. Ten markets. No improvisation.”
TempGuru provides W-2 event staffing across 10 New York markets — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Yonkers, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo — under a single contract. Roles include brand ambassadors, registration staff, ushers, ADA attendants, bartenders, and trade show labor. Rates run $24–$58/hr. Registration staff start at $24; bartenders and ADA attendants at the top of the range. Qualified candidates are placed within 24–48 hours. All workers are W-2 employees; New York's wage floor ($17.00 downstate, $16.00 upstate) is held without exception.
What to Know About New York Event Staffing
- 10 New York markets under a single W-2 contract.
- One invoice, one phone number, one team accountable.
- Qualified candidates in 24–48 hours.
- Downstate floor $17.00/hr; upstate floor $16.00/hr.
- NYS Labor Law §196-a, §195.1, §196-d held without exception.
- All workers W-2 — no 1099 classification permitted.
- Spread of hours and wage theft protections built in.
New York Rate Bands
All rates W-2 loaded. Downstate premium applies to all five boroughs and Yonkers.
Badge printers, Eventbrite, Cvent. First impression at Javits, Midtown hotels, Barclays.
Activation-ready. Corporate galas, trade show booths, product launches.
Venue wayfinding and NY-scale crowd management. Stadium- and arena-trained.
Load-in, setup, teardown. Javits-certified, union-aware. Forklift where required.
NYS SLA-aware. Full-service bar capable for gala, trade show, and corporate.
Specialized accessibility staff for registration, venue navigation, attendee support.
New York Employment Compliance
NYS Labor Law §196-a, §195.1, §196-d are not guidelines. Wage theft, spread of hours, tip credit violations are real enforcement targets. We don't do 1099 here. We don't do that anywhere, but especially here.
What We Handle Statewide
All staff W-2. No 1099 contractors anywhere in NY.
NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester. Held without exception.
All other NYS counties. Held without exception.
§196-a triggered at 10-hour workday. Built into every booking.
State Liquor Authority compliance on every alcohol role.
Included in every rate. $1M minimum coverage.
Only in New York
“The dock window is in twenty minutes. The truck is on 34th. The world is fine.”
“We don't do 1099 here. We don't do that anywhere, but especially here.”
“Send the Brooklyn crew. Don't send the Manhattan crew to Brooklyn. Trust me.”
Megan Hayward on staffing New York
“New York doesn't reward improvisation. Ten markets, one contract, wage floors held without exception — that's the whole trade. Every worker is a W-2 employee. Every rate includes workers' comp and liability. §196-a spread of hours is non-negotiable. NYS SLA compliance is non-negotiable. We built this operation around the assumption that the Department of Labor is always reading.”
Staff it right, the first time.
One contract across every New York market. Qualified candidates in 24–48 hours. Wage floors held. §196-a built in. No 1099 exposure.
