Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 08, 2016 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A9464
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SEPULVEDA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Jose Rivera
Michaelle C. Solages
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Walter T. Mosley
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Alicia Hyndman
William Magee
Diana Richardson
2015-A9464 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A9464 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9464 I N A S S E M B L Y March 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting an employer from discriminating on the basis of credit history THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 380-BB to read as follows: S 380-BB. DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF CREDIT HISTORY. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, NO EMPLOYER SHALL USE OR REQUEST INFORMATION IN THE CREDIT HISTORY OF A JOB APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE IN CONNECTION WITH OR AS A CRITERION FOR EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS RELATED TO HIRING, TERMINATION, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE, COMPENSATION, OR THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT UNLESS THE EMPLOYER IS MANDATED BY THIS ARTICLE OR FEDERAL LAW TO USE INDIVIDUAL CREDIT HISTORY FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES, OR THE EMPLOYER HAS A BONA FIDE PURPOSE FOR REQUESTING OR USING INFORMATION IN THE CREDIT HISTORY REPORT THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S CURRENT OR POTENTIAL JOB AND THE EMPLOYER COMPLIES WITH THE NOTICE AND CONSENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDER- AL FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13468-01-5
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