Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2014 | committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2014 | advanced to third reading |
Jun 09, 2014 | 2nd report cal. |
Jun 03, 2014 | 1st report cal.1192 |
May 28, 2014 | print number 6578b |
May 28, 2014 | amend (t) and recommit to labor |
Feb 24, 2014 | print number 6578a |
Feb 24, 2014 | amend (t) and recommit to labor |
Feb 07, 2014 | referred to labor |
senate Bill S6578B
Sponsored By
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
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Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
S6578 - Details
S6578 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6578 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination by an employer based on an employee's decisions regarding his or her reproductive health PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that individuals are able to make their own reproductive health care decisions without incurring adverse employment consequences because of their employers' personal beliefs about those decisions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new section 203-e to prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee on the basis of the individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, including a decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service. It also prohibits discrimination based on an employer's personal beliefs about such services. Section 2 makes clear that the bill does not conflict with any other employee protections provided through any provision of law or collective bargaining agreement.
S6578 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6578 I N S E N A T E February 7, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination by an employer based on an employee's decisions regarding his or her reproductive health THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 203-e to read as follows: S 203-E. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE DECISIONS; DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. 1. AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION, TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF OR ON THE BASIS OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S OR A DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISION MAKING, INCLUDING A DECISION TO USE OR ACCESS A PARTIC- ULAR DRUG, DEVICE OR MEDICAL SERVICE, OR BECAUSE OF OR ON THE BASIS OF AN EMPLOYER'S PERSONAL BELIEFS ABOUT SUCH SERVICES. 2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT ANY RIGHTS OF AN EMPLOYEE PROVIDED THROUGH ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13689-01-4
Co-Sponsors
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
Martin Malavé Dilan
(D) 0 Senate District
Ruth Hassell-Thompson
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
S6578A - Details
S6578A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6578A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination based on an individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that individuals are able to make their own reproductive health care decisions without incurring adverse employment consequences because of their employers' personal beliefs about those decisions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new section 203-e to prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee on the basis of the individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, including a decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service. It also prohibits discrimination based on an employer's personal beliefs about such services. Section 2 makes clear that the bill does not conflict with any other employee protections provided through any provision of law or collective bargaining agreement.
S6578A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6578--A I N S E N A T E February 7, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination based on an individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 203-e to read as follows: S 203-E. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S OR A DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISION MAKING. 1. AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION, TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF OR ON THE BASIS OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S OR A DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISION MAKING, INCLUDING A DECISION TO USE OR ACCESS A PARTICULAR DRUG, DEVICE OR MEDICAL SERVICE, OR BECAUSE OF OR ON THE BASIS OF AN EMPLOYER'S PERSONAL BELIEFS ABOUT SUCH SERVICES. 2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT ANY RIGHTS OF AN EMPLOYEE PROVIDED THROUGH ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13689-02-4
Co-Sponsors
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
Martin Malavé Dilan
(D) 0 Senate District
Terry Gipson
(D) 0 Senate District
S6578B (ACTIVE) - Details
S6578B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6578B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination based on an employee's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on the employees' or dependent's reproductive health decisions, and to provide remedies for such violations. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new section 203-e to prohibit discrimination based on an employee's or an employee's dependent's reproductive health decision making. This section prohibits an employer from accessing an employee's personal information regarding the employee's or the dependent's reproductive health decision making, including but not limited to, the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service without the employee's prior informed, affirmative written consent. This section also prohibits discrimination against an employee on the basis of the employee's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, including, but not limited to, a decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service. It also prohibits
S6578B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6578--B I N S E N A T E February 7, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, AVELLA, DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, PERALTA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination based on an employee's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 203-e to read as follows: S 203-E. PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AN EMPLOYEE'S OR A DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISION MAKING. 1. AN EMPLOYER SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING AN EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE'S OR THE EMPLOYEE'S DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECI- SION MAKING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DECISION TO USE OR ACCESS A PARTICULAR DRUG, DEVICE OR MEDICAL SERVICE WITHOUT THE EMPLOYEE'S PRIOR INFORMED AFFIRMATIVE WRITTEN CONSENT. 2. AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION, TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF OR ON THE BASIS OF THE EMPLOYEE'S OR DEPENDENT'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISION MAKING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A DECISION TO USE OR ACCESS A PARTICULAR DRUG, DEVICE OR MEDICAL SERVICE, OR BECAUSE OF OR ON THE BASIS OF AN EMPLOYER'S PERSONAL BELIEFS ABOUT SUCH SERVICES. 3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT ANY RIGHTS OF AN EMPLOYEE PROVIDED THROUGH ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT. 4. AN EMPLOYEE MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYER ALLEGED TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. IN ANY CIVIL ACTION ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT MAY: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13689-06-4
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