Assembly Bill A6410

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the prevention of pregnancy discrimination

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6410 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2728

2013-A6410 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the prevention of pregnancy discrimination.

2013-A6410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6410

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 26, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  prevention  of
  pregnancy discrimination

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 296  of  the  executive  law,  as
renumbered by chapter 536 of the laws of 2010, is renumbered subdivision
22 and a new subdivision 21 is added to read as follows:
  21.  (A)  IT  SHALL  BE  AN  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR ANY
EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY,  LICENSING  AGENCY,  OR
ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR MEMBERS:
  (1)  TO  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY SOLICIT OR REQUIRE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT A FEMALE EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT IS OR  INTENDS  TO  BECOME
PREGNANT AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, PRE-EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION, LABOR
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP, OR LICENSURE; OR
  (2)  TO  REFUSE TO HIRE OR TO DISCHARGE, FIRE OR TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE
BECAUSE SHE IS OR MAY BECOME PREGNANT.
  (B) EVERY EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT  AGENCY,  LICENSING
AGENCY,  OR  ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR MEMBERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PREGNANCY RELATED CONDITIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09463-01-3

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