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Senate Bill S8115

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of employer

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2017-S8115 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S3049

2017-S8115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to amending the definition of employer to include all employers within the state.

2017-S8115 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8115
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 29, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  definition  of
   employer
 
   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  363  of  the  laws  of 2015, 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 article, provided,  however,  that  in  the
 case  of  an action for discrimination based on sex pursuant to subdivi-
 sion 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15177-01-8

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