Assembly Bill A4342

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits unlawful hiring discrimination by employers and employment agencies based upon an individual's unemployment status

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

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2015-A4342 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3267
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง296-d, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6723, S4340
2017-2018: A1924, S4504
2019-2020: A9698, S1971
2021-2022: A4971, S5194
2023-2024: S6984
2025-2026: S6310

2015-A4342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits unlawful hiring discrimination by employers and employment agencies based upon an individual's unemployment status.

2015-A4342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4342

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROBINSON, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, SCARBOROUGH, DINOWITZ,
  COLTON, STECK, COOK, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  GOTT-
  FRIED,  KEARNS,  PERRY  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  prohibiting  unlawful
  hiring  discrimination by employers and employment agencies based upon
  an individual's unemployment status

  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 296-d
to read as follows:
  S 296-D. UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN RELATION  TO  EMPLOYMENT
AGENCIES;  UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
TERM "UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT OR  RECENT
UNEMPLOYMENT.
  2.  IT  SHALL  BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR AN EMPLOYER,
THE EMPLOYER'S AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE OR AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
TO BASE AN EMPLOYMENT DECISION WITH REGARD TO  HIRING,  COMPENSATION  OR
THE  TERMS  THEREOF, CONDITIONS OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNEM-
PLOYMENT STATUS OF THE APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE.
  3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT AN EMPLOYER,
THE EMPLOYER'S AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE OR AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
FROM PUBLISHING IN PRINT OR ON THE INTERNET AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR  A  JOB
VACANCY IN THIS STATE THAT CONTAINS A PROVISION:
  A.  SETTING  FORTH QUALIFICATIONS FOR A JOB VACANCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
  (1) HOLDING A CURRENT AND VALID PROFESSIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL  LICENSE,
CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, PERMIT OR OTHER CREDENTIAL; OR
  (2) A MINIMUM LEVEL OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING, OR PROFESSIONAL, OCCUPA-
TIONAL OR FIELD EXPERIENCE; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00951-01-5

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