assembly Bill A628

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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A628 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §297, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10776

A628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

A628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                   628

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ZEBROWSKI
  -- 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.
                                                           LBD01293-01-9