紐約市跟進法國
Do you receive email from your boss when you’re off the clock? There ought to be a law against that.
你下班後還會收到老闆的電子郵件嗎？應該有法律禁止這種行為。
off the clock下班=off duty=after (work) hoursought to RV應該=should RV
Well, in New York City, there just might be.
未來在紐約市，老闆下班後傳電子郵件給員工可能觸法。
A proposed bill would make it illegal for employers to ask their employees to check or respond to emails, texts and calls after work hours.
一項新提出的法案規定，雇主如果在下班後，還要求員工查看或回覆電子郵件、簡訊和電話，將會觸法。
respond to~回覆
The “Disconnecting from Work” bill, introduced by City Council Member Rafael Espinal Jr. from Brooklyn, would apply to private companies with more than ten employees and cover calls, emails, texts, as well as other forms of electronic communications sent after stated work hours.
這項「有權斷線草案」由布魯克林區的市議員艾斯皮納提出，將適用於有10名以上員工的私人企業，禁止範圍包括在工作契約規定的上班時間之外，以電話、電子郵件、簡訊或其他電子通訊方式聯絡。
apply to~(法律、規定)適用於
Employers could still send those messages, but they wouldn’t be allowed to require a response.
雇主還是可以寄出訊息，但不得要求員工一定要回覆。
employer(n.)雇主
Failure to comply with the rules would cost businesses at least $250 for each instance.
未遵守規定者將面臨每案至少250元美金的罰款。
comply with~遵守=follow=abide by=go by
“There’s a lot of New Yorkers out there that don’t know when their work day begins or when their work day ends, because we’re all so tied to our phones,” Espinal said.
艾斯皮納説：「有很多紐約人根本不知道自己一天什麼時候開始上班、什麼時候下班，因為我們整天被手機綁住。」
be tied to~束縛;約束
“You can still work, you can still talk to your boss, but this just is saying that, when you feel like you’ve hit your boiling point and you can’t do it anymore, you’re able to disconnect and decompress for a while.”
他說：「你還是可以工作，還是可以跟老闆通訊，但這項草案要說的是，當你覺得自己快要受不了時，你有權利中斷聯繫和放鬆一陣子。」
boiling point沸點;(事態或情緒)爆發點decompress(v.)解壓縮、使減壓、使放鬆
Espinal based his legislation after a 2017 French law which gives workers the right to ignore emails outside working hours.
艾斯皮納提出這項法案的依據是法國從2017年開始推行的法律，保障員工下班後有忽視電子郵件的權利。
But the French law only applies to companies with 50 or more workers.
但法國的法律只適用於員工數50人以上的公司。
apply to~(法律、規定)適用於