Assembly Bill A6386

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the disclosure of certain settlements to the civil rights bureau of the attorney general's office

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A6386 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4427
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §5003-c, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2049
2021-2022: S750

2023-A6386 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates the disclosure of discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault settlements to the civil rights bureau of the attorney general's office.

2023-A6386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6386
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALLAGHER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules,  in  relation  to  the
   disclosure  of  certain  settlements to the civil rights bureau of the
   attorney general's office
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
 section 5003-c to read as follows:
   §  5003-C. SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR
 SEXUAL ASSAULT. 1. ALL SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS  OF  DISCRIMI-
 NATION,  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT  OR SEXUAL ASSAULT SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO THE
 CIVIL RIGHTS BUREAU OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 IDENTIFYING EVIDENCE OF PATTERNS OF  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATION.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   A. "DISCRIMINATION" SHALL MEAN ANY DISCRIMINATORY ACT PROHIBITED UNDER
 THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, THE HUMAN RIGHTS  LAW  OR  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  OR
 LOCAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS.
   B.  "SEXUAL HARASSMENT" SHALL MEAN UNWELCOME SEXUAL ADVANCES, REQUESTS
 FOR SEXUAL FAVORS, AND OTHER VERBAL OR PHYSICAL CONDUCT ON THE BASIS  OF
 AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  GENDER  OR  PERCEIVED  GENDER  WHEN  SUBMISSION  TO OR
 REJECTION OF SUCH CONDUCT, EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY, AFFECTS AN INDIVID-
 UAL'S EMPLOYMENT, UNREASONABLY  INTERFERES  WITH  AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  WORK
 PERFORMANCE  OR CREATES AN INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE OR OFFENSIVE WORK ENVI-
 RONMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO ACTUAL ECONOMIC INJURY TO OR DISCHARGE OF  THE
 INDIVIDUAL.
   C. "SEXUAL ASSAULT" SHALL MEAN UNWANTED SEXUAL CONTACT.
   2.  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SHALL MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
 OF ALL INFORMATION DISCLOSED UNDER  THIS  SECTION  AND  INVESTIGATE  ANY
 INDIVIDUAL  OR  INSTITUTION  THAT HAS ENTERED INTO THREE OR MORE SETTLE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08772-01-3

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