NY State Senate Bill S6943

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to labor
May 20, 2021	referred to labor

S6943 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §201-g, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S5977

S6943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of labor to provide the model sexual harassment prevention training program in an interactive format to be used by employees to satisfy the training requirements for employees.

S6943 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S6943

SPONSOR: SERINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the model sexual harass-
ment prevention training program

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure costs associated with sexual harassment training requirements
for employers are borne by the state.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Subdivision 2 of section 201-g of the labor law is amended to
explicitly require that the model sexual harassment prevention training
program shall be made available in an interactive format on the Depart-
ment of Labor's website at no cost to employers.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2018, New York State passed a law requiring all employers to provide
employees with annual sexual harassment training in the wake of recent
events bringing national attention to the pervasiveness of sexual
harassment in the workplace. While this legislation was a critical step
in the right direction, we have to do more to ensure that New York's
businesses are empowered to effectively comply with the law.

While large businesses are better positioned to absorb the costs of
meeting stringent training requirements, there are countless small busi-
nesses that are already struggling to keep their doors open as the State
continues to increase taxes while imposing additional mandates. Current-
ly, New York State does provide free training videos on its website that
have the potential to fulfill the minimum training requirements required
by the new law. However, the statue requires the training to be 'inter-
active,' requiring businesses of all sizes to engage a human resources
professional or legal counsel, which for many can create substantial
burden. However, the videos that are currently provided for free on the
state's website could be updated to include question prompts that would
allow businesses to fulfill the interactive requirement.

This legislation aims to ease the burden on New York's employers while
also ensuring that employees have the tools they need to confidently
work at their place of employment without the fear of sexual harassment.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S.5977 Referred to Labor

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall have become
law.

S6943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6943
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- 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 the model  sexual  harass-
   ment prevention training program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 201-g of the labor law is  amended
 by adding two new paragraphs d and e to read as follows:
   D.  SUCH  MODEL SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE
 MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, AT NO  COST,  AND  SHALL  BE
 AVAILABLE  IN A FORMAT THAT PROMPTS EMPLOYEES WITH INTERACTIVE QUESTIONS
 THAT ARE TO BE ANSWERED CORRECTLY BY EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO COMPLETE  THE
 TRAINING  PROGRAM  IN A MANNER DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
   E. UTILIZING THE MODEL SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION  TRAINING  PROGRAM
 PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH D OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT
 FOR MEETING THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  C  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  FOR  EACH  YEAR  THAT  IT  IS PROVIDED TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND
 UTILIZED.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD07982-01-1

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