Assembly Bill A6408

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to stopping sexual harassment in all workplaces

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A6408 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §302, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A3769

2013-A6408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to stopping sexual harassment in all workplaces.

2013-A6408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6408

                       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  stopping  sexual
  harassment in all workplaces

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 302 to
read as follows:
  S 302. SEXUAL HARASSMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW
TO THE CONTRARY AN EMPLOYEE OF ANY BUSINESS MAY FILE A SEXUAL HARASSMENT
COMPLAINT.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO EVERY EMPLOYER
IN NEW YORK STATE REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR SUCH
BUSINESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
the  New  York  state  division  of human rights shall have the power to
promulgate any rules,  regulations  and  procedures  necessary  for  the
implementation of this act.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09726-01-3

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