| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jun 07, 2012 | print number 6170a |
| Jun 07, 2012 | amend and recommit to governmental operations |
| Jan 04, 2012 | referred to governmental operations |
| Mar 08, 2011 | referred to governmental operations |
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Co-Sponsors
Peter Rivera
Audrey Pheffer
Robert Reilly
Felix Ortiz
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
James F. Brennan
Vanessa Gibson
Dov Hikind
A6170 - Details
A6170 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6170
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 8, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, the executive law and the labor
law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination against religious
attire
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 40-c of the civil rights law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. NO PERSON SHALL, ON ACCOUNT OF BEING ATTIRED IN RELIGIOUSLY MOTI-
VATED OR MANDATED GARB OR APPURTENANCES THERETO, INCLUDING FACIAL HAIR,
PROVIDED THAT SUCH ATTIRE DOES NOT POSE A DANGER OR HAZARD TO SUCH
PERSON OR OTHER PERSONS AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN THE CASE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS, THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ANY SUCH ATTIRE THAT
COVERS THE FACE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE DISCRIMINATION UNDER THIS SECTION,
BE SUBJECTED TO ANY DISCRIMINATION IN HIS OR HER CIVIL RIGHTS, OR TO ANY
HARASSMENT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 240.25 OF THE PENAL LAW, IN THE EXER-
CISE THEREOF, BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR BY ANY FIRM, CORPORATION OR INSTI-
TUTION, OR BY THE STATE OR ANY AGENCY OR SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 296 of the executive law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(H) FOR ANY EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCY TO
DISCHARGE, EXPEL OR OTHERWISE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PERSON ATTIRED IN
RELIGIOUSLY MOTIVATED OR MANDATED GARB OR APPURTENANCES THERETO, INCLUD-
ING FACIAL HAIR; PROVIDED THAT SUCH ATTIRE DOES NOT POSE A DANGER OR
HAZARD TO SUCH PERSON OR OTHER PERSONS AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN
THE CASE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS, THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ANY SUCH
ATTIRE THAT COVERS THE FACE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE DISCRIMINATION UNDER
THIS SECTION.
S 3. Subdivision 2-a of section 296 of the executive law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Co-Sponsors
Peter Rivera
Audrey Pheffer
Robert Reilly
Felix Ortiz
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
James F. Brennan
Vanessa Gibson
Dov Hikind
A6170A (ACTIVE) - Details
A6170A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6170--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 8, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, P. RIVERA, REILLY, ORTIZ, ROBINSON,
M. MILLER, ROBERTS, SCARBOROUGH, BARRON, STEVENSON, COLTON, LAVINE --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRENNAN, GIBSON, HIKIND,
JEFFRIES, SALADINO, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee
on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, the executive law and the labor
law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination against religious
attire
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 40-c of the civil rights law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. A. NO EMPLOYEE WHO IS EMPLOYED AT A STATE OR MUNICIPAL AGENCY IN A
POSITION THAT CUSTOMARILY WEARS A UNIFORM SHALL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR ANY
PORTION OF THE UNIFORM THAT CONFLICTS WITH SUCH EMPLOYEE'S RELIGIOUSLY
MOTIVATED OR MANDATED GARB OR APPURTENANCES THERETO.
B. NO EMPLOYEE WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A STATE OR MUNICIPAL AGENCY SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO REMOVE ANY FACIAL HAIR THAT IS WORN BY SUCH EMPLOYEE IN
ADHERENCE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RELIGIOUS TENETS.
C. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY INSTANCE
IN WHICH THE FAILURE TO WEAR THE APPROVED UNIFORM OR REMOVE THE EXCESS
FACIAL HAIR COULD RESULT IN DANGER TO THE EMPLOYEE OR TO THE PUBLIC.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 296 of the executive law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(H) FOR ANY EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCY TO
DISCHARGE, EXPEL OR OTHERWISE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY EMPLOYEE FOR
FAILURE TO WEAR A REQUIRED UNIFORM WHEN SUCH EMPLOYEE IS ATTIRED IN
RELIGIOUSLY MOTIVATED OR MANDATED GARB OR APPURTENANCES THERETO, INCLUD-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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