assembly Bill A8847

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including the state and all public employers as subject to the human rights law

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to governmental operations
Dec 18, 2019 referred to governmental operations

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A8847 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6828
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2483, S3395

A8847 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes the state and all public employers as employers subject to the provisions of the human rights law; includes executive, legislative and judicial employers.

A8847 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  8847

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 18, 2019
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  definition  of
  "employer" for purposes of the human rights law

  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  161  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. The term "employer" shall include all employers within  the  state.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE CONSID-
ERED AN EMPLOYER OF ANY EMPLOYEE OR OFFICIAL OF THE NEW YORK STATE EXEC-
UTIVE, LEGISLATURE, OR JUDICIARY, INCLUDING PERSONS SERVING IN ANY JUDI-
CIAL  CAPACITY, AND PERSONS SERVING ON THE STAFF OF ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL
IN NEW YORK STATE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
manner  as  chapter  161  of  the  laws of 2019, takes effect; provided,
however, if this act shall have become a law after such  date  it  shall
take  effect  immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force
and effect on and after the effective date of chapter 161 of the laws of
2019.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13921-03-9