assembly Bill A6712

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes policy of equal pay for both sexes and comparability of value of work and directs the taking of corrective action

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 19, 2010 referred to civil service and pensions
delivered to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.33
rules report cal.33
reported
reported referred to rules
Apr 13, 2010 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 12, 2010 committed to governmental employees
Jan 06, 2010 ordered to third reading cal.452
returned to assembly
died in senate
Apr 29, 2009 referred to civil service and pensions
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Apr 23, 2009 advanced to third reading cal.403
Apr 21, 2009 reported
Mar 24, 2009 reported referred to ways and means
Mar 11, 2009 referred to governmental employees

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A6712 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5271
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§115 & 118, add §119, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1780, S248
2013-2014: A753, S1871
2015-2016: A437, S3249
2017-2018: A658, S5480
2019-2020: A762, S838

A6712 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Seeks to comply with the federal equal pay act of 1963 by implementing a state policy of compensating employees in state service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage inequality in job titles having been segregated by sex, race or national origin; requires the president of the civil service commission to report annually to the legislature and the governor on those segregated titles for which wage disparity exists; mandates governor to appropriate monies to ensure wage disparities are corrected.

A6712 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6712

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, JOHN, JAFFEE, ESPAILLAT, ROBINSON,
  PAULIN, CARROZZA, SCHIMEL, WRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, ALFANO, GORDON,  GABRYS-
  ZAK, GALEF, BOYLAND, LIFTON, LANCMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BARRA, BRENNAN, CHRISTENSEN, COLTON, COOK, DESTITO, DINOWITZ, FARRELL,
  GLICK, HEASTIE, JACOBS, KOON, LUPARDO, MAISEL, McENENY, MENG, MILLMAN,
  O'DONNELL,  PHEFFER,  N. RIVERA,  SPANO, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in  relation  to  implementing  a
  state  policy  of  setting  salaries  on the basis of comparability of
  value of the work

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 115 of the civil service law, as added by chapter
790 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:
  S 115.  Policy of the state. IT IS THE POLICY OF  NEW  YORK  STATE  TO
COMPLY  WITH  THE  LETTER  AND  SPIRIT  OF THE FEDERAL "EQUAL PAY ACT OF
1963," PUB. L. 88-38 (29 U.S.C. S 206) WHICH REQUIRES THAT EMPLOYEES  OF
BOTH  SEXES  RECEIVE EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK, THE FEDERAL "CIVIL RIGHTS
ACT OF 1964," PUB. L.   88-352 (42 U.S.C.  S  2000E-2)  WHICH  PROHIBITS
DISCRIMINATION  ON  THE  BASIS  OF SEX, RACE, AND NATIONAL ORIGIN IN ALL
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE EXECUTIVE  LAW  AND  SECTION
FORTY-C  OF  THE  CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, WHICH PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION ON THE
BASIS OF SEX, RACE OR  NATIONAL  ORIGIN  IN  ALL  TERMS  OF  EMPLOYMENT.
CONSISTENT  WITH  THESE  LAWS, IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO ENSURE A
FAIR, NON-BIASED WAGE STRUCTURE FOR ITS EMPLOYEES IN WHICH SEX, RACE, OR
NATIONAL ORIGIN IS NOT A CONSIDERATION EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY  IN
DETERMINING THE PROPER COMPENSATION FOR A TITLE IN STATE SERVICE, NOR IN
DETERMINING  THE PAY FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF EMPLOYEES.  In order
to attract unusual merit and ability to the service of the state of  New
York,  to  stimulate  higher  efficiency among the personnel, to provide
skilled leadership in administrative departments, to reward merit and to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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