Senate Bill S5064

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of the term employee for purposes of the human rights law; and repeals section 296-b of the executive law, relating to unlawful discriminatory practices relating to domestic workers

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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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2021-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8007
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, rpld §296-b, Exec L

2021-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of the term "employee" for purposes of the human rights law; relates to unlawful discriminatory practices relating to domestic workers.

2021-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5064
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of  the
   term  "employee"  for  purposes of the human rights law; and to repeal
   section 296-b of the executive law, relating to unlawful discriminato-
   ry practices relating to domestic workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of  section  292 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 481 of the laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   6. The term "employee" in this article does not include any individual
 employed  by  his  or her parents, spouse, or child[, or in the domestic
 service of any person except as set forth in section two  hundred  nine-
 ty-six-b of this title].
   § 2. Section 296-b of the executive law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09833-01-1

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