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Assembly Bill A8846

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to defining employer in the human rights law to include the state and all political subdivisions thereof

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2019-A8846 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A371

2019-A8846 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to defining "employer" in the human rights law to include the state and all political subdivisions thereof.

2019-A8846 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8846
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to defining "employer" in
   the human rights law to include the state and all  political  subdivi-
   sions thereof
 
   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 employ-
 ers within the state  INCLUDING THE STATE AND ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
 THEREOF AND ALL EMPLOYEES WHOSE COMPENSATION IS PAID FROM STATE FUNDS.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 292 of the executive law, as amended  by
 chapter 161 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  The  term  "employer" shall include all employers within the state
 INCLUDING THE STATE AND ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law, provided, however, that if chapter 161 of the laws of
 2019 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then section two
 of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
 such  chapter  of  the laws of 2019 takes effect. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
 effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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