Assembly Bill A429

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires sexual harassment training for hotel and motel employees

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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-A429 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §202-m, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8195
2013-2014: A834
2017-2018: A2179
2019-2020: A1258
2021-2022: A1547
2023-2024: A437

2015-A429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires sexual harassment training for hotel and motel employees; requires operators to certify to the department that they have conducted sexual harassment training; provides such training every two years for employees; requires "know your rights" brochure and employee bill of rights.

2015-A429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   429

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, WRIGHT, DINOWITZ, SCHIMEL -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, ROBINSON,  RUSSELL
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring sexual harass-
  ment training for hotel and motel employees

  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 202-m to
read as follows:
  S 202-M. SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR HOTEL AND MOTEL EMPLOYEES.  1.
ON  OR AFTER THE NINETIETH DAY AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION,
HOTELS AND MOTELS  SHALL  PROVIDE  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT  TRAINING  TO  ITS
EMPLOYEES  VIA  A  CLASSROOM OR OTHER EFFECTIVE INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
  (A) INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE REGARDING  FEDERAL,  STATE  AND
LOCAL STATUTORY LAWS ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT;
  (B)  INFORMATION  ABOUT  THE  CORRECTION  OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND THE
REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT;
  (C)  PRACTICAL  EXAMPLES  AIMED  AT  INSTRUCTING  SUPERVISORS  IN  THE
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, AND RETALIATION.
  2. HOTELS AND MOTELS SHALL HAVE TWO MONTHS FROM THE HIRING DATE OF ANY
NEW EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR SUCH EMPLOYEE.
  3.  EMPLOYEES  SHALL  RECEIVE TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THEIR
INITIAL TRAINING.
  4. ON OR BEFORE APRIL FIRST FOLLOWING THE TRAINING  REQUIRED  PURSUANT
TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, OPERATORS
OF  SUCH  HOTEL  OR MOTEL SHALL CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE
CONDUCTED SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  AN  ELECTRONIC
LIST  OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TRAINING.  THE DEPARTMENT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04211-01-5
              

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