assembly Bill A10776

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years

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May 18, 2018 referred to governmental operations

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A10776 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8712
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §297, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A628, S2378
2021-2022: S566
2023-2024: S3255

A10776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years.

A10776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  10776

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to extending the  statute
  of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory prac-
  tices constituting sexual harassment to three years

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section  297  of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  958  of  the  laws  of 1968, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. Any complaint filed pursuant to this section must be so filed with-
in one year after the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice; PROVIDED
THAT IN CASES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, THE COMPLAINT MUST BE SO FILED WITH-
IN THREE YEARS AFTER THE ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE.
  § 2. 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.
                                                           LBD14764-01-8