Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to labor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
committed to rules |
Feb 27, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 26, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 12, 2019 |
1st report cal.154 |
Feb 06, 2019 |
print number 3343a |
Feb 06, 2019 |
amend and recommit to labor |
Feb 05, 2019 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S3343A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2019-S3343 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3646
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §201-g, Lab L
2019-S3343 - Summary
Relates to requiring employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; requires the commissioner of labor to create dual-language templates of model sexual harassment prevention policies and training programs.
2019-S3343 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3343 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages PURPOSE: Ensures employees are properly notified of their employers' sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program and create a hospitable work environment for all employees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding new subdivision 2-a. Subdivision b. requires that employers adopt or establish a sexual
2019-S3343 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3343 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 201-g of the labor law, as added by section 1 of subpart E of part KK of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended and a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows: b. Every employer shall adopt the model sexual harassment prevention policy promulgated pursuant to this subdivision or establish a sexual harassment prevention policy to prevent sexual harassment that equals or exceeds the minimum standards provided by such model sexual harassment prevention policy. Such sexual harassment prevention policy shall be provided to all employees in writing AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION. Such model sexual harassment prevention policy shall be publicly available and posted on the websites of both the department and the division of human rights. 2-A. A. EVERY EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE HIS OR HER EMPLOYEES, IN WRITING IN ENGLISH AND IN THE LANGUAGE IDENTIFIED BY EACH EMPLOYEE AS THE PRIMA- RY LANGUAGE OF SUCH EMPLOYEE, AT THE TIME OF HIRING AND AT EVERY ANNUAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, A NOTICE CONTAINING SUCH EMPLOYER'S SEXUAL HARASS- MENT PREVENTION POLICY AND THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AT SUCH EMPLOYER'S SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM. EACH TIME THE EMPLOYER PROVIDES SUCH NOTICE TO AN EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYER SHALL OBTAIN FROM THE EMPLOYEE A SIGNED AND DATED WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, IN ENGLISH AND IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF THE EMPLOYEE, OF RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, WHICH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2019-S3343A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3646
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §201-g, Lab L
2019-S3343A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to requiring employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; requires the commissioner of labor to create dual-language templates of model sexual harassment prevention policies and training programs.
2019-S3343A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3343A SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages PURPOSE: Ensures employees are properly notified of their employers' sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program and create a hospitable work environment for all employees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding new subdivision 2-a. Subdivi- sion b. requires that employers adopt or establish a sexual harassment prevention policy that meets the minimum standards and provide the poli-
2019-S3343A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3343--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 201-g of the labor law, as added by section 1 of subpart E of part KK of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended and a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows: b. Every employer shall adopt the model sexual harassment prevention policy promulgated pursuant to this subdivision or establish a sexual harassment prevention policy to prevent sexual harassment that equals or exceeds the minimum standards provided by such model sexual harassment prevention policy. Such sexual harassment prevention policy shall be provided to all employees in writing AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION. Such model sexual harassment prevention policy shall be publicly available and posted on the websites of both the department and the division of human rights. 2-A. A. EVERY EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE HIS OR HER EMPLOYEES, IN WRITING IN ENGLISH AND IN THE LANGUAGE IDENTIFIED BY EACH EMPLOYEE AS THE PRIMA- RY LANGUAGE OF SUCH EMPLOYEE, AT THE TIME OF HIRING AND AT EVERY ANNUAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, A NOTICE CONTAINING SUCH EMPLOYER'S SEXUAL HARASS- MENT PREVENTION POLICY AND THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AT SUCH EMPLOYER'S SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01373-03-9
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