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Oct 21, 2015 | signed chap.363 |
Oct 20, 2015 | delivered to governor |
May 05, 2015 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.33 substituted for a5360 |
Jan 12, 2015 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2 |
Jan 07, 2015 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S2
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
David J. Valesky
(D, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Betty Little
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
S2 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminatory practices SUMMARY OF BILLS: 2) Sexual Harassment This bill would amend Exec L § 292 to apply the existing provisions of the Human Rights Law to employers with fewer than four employees in cases of sexual harassment EXISTING LAW: This bill would impact existing protections that are available under the Executive Law. * Stopping Sexual Harassment in All Workplaces Sexual harassment disproportionately affects women in the workplace. In 2011, women filed 75% of all sexual harassment complaints filed at the New York State Division of Human Rights and 83% of all sexual harassment complaints filed at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. However, those persons working for employers with fewer than 4 employees cannot file a complaint with the State, because small
S2 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. VALESKY, LITTLE, GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato- ry practices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 292 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 5. The term "employer" does not include any employer with fewer than four persons in his or her employ except as set forth in section two hundred ninety-six-b of this [title] ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE CASE OF AN ACTION FOR DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX PURSUANT TO SUBDI- VISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE, WITH RESPECT TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT ONLY, THE TERM "EMPLOYER" SHALL INCLUDE ALL EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE STATE. S 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi- sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by a court of compe- tent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its opera- tion to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been included herein. S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07114-01-5
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