Assembly Bill A7485

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing sexual harassment prevention training protocols within the private sector

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7485 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3941
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §44, Lab L; amd §§296 & 292, add §96-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8910, S7193
2021-2022: A395
2023-2024: A562

2019-A7485 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing sexual harassment prevention training protocols within the private sector including a model management policy and training program and how to properly disseminate information to employers and employees.

2019-A7485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7485
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROZIC,  DE LA ROSA,  SIMON  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the  executive  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing sexual harassment prevention protocols within the private
   sector
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The labor law is amended by adding a  new  section  44  to
 read as follows:
   § 44. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRODUCE
 A  STRONG  MODEL  MANAGEMENT  POLICY  STATEMENT DEFINING AND PROHIBITING
 SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE.  SUCH  MODEL  POLICY  SHALL  INCLUDE
 RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW EMPLOYERS MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REMEDIES TO
 EMPLOYEES,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A STATEMENT INFORMING EMPLOYEES
 OF THEIR RIGHTS OF REDRESS, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF COMPLAINT RESOLUTION
 CHANNELS AND ASSISTANCE WITH INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. SUCH  MODEL
 POLICY  STATEMENT  SHALL CLEARLY STATE THAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS CONSID-
 ERED A FORM OF EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT AND THAT SANCTIONS WILL  BE  ENFORCED
 AGAINST INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND AGAINST SUPERVISO-
 RY AND MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL WHO KNOWINGLY ALLOW SUCH BEHAVIOR TO CONTIN-
 UE.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL PRODUCE A MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM TO PREVENT
 SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE.
   (A) SUCH MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE  INFORMATION  CONCERNING
 THE  FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTORY PROVISIONS CONCERNING SEXUAL HARASSMENT
 AND REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
   (B) SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  INFORMATION  IN  SUCH  MODEL
 PROGRAM  SPECIFICALLY  ADDRESSING CONDUCT BY SUPERVISORS AS BOTH PARTIC-
 IPANTS IN A  GENERAL  TRAINING  PROGRAM  AND  IN  A  SUPERVISOR-SPECIFIC
 PROGRAM TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08887-01-9
              

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