Senate Bill S449

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Forbids unlawful discriminatory practices concerning religious headgear where the wearing of work uniform is required

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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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2009-S449 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6285
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2676

2009-S449 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any employer, labor organization or employment agency who or which requires employees to perform their duties wearing a specified work uniform to prohibit employees from wearing any article of religious headgear unless such prohibition is reasonably related to the health or safety of employees while on the job.

2009-S449 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   449

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 unlawful discriminato-
  ry practices concerning work uniforms

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 21 to read as follows:
  21.  IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR ANY EMPLOYER,
LABOR ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WHO OR WHICH REQUIRES  EMPLOYEES
TO  PERFORM  THEIR  DUTIES  WEARING A SPECIFIED WORK UNIFORM TO PROHIBIT
EMPLOYEES FROM WEARING ANY ARTICLE OF  RELIGIOUS  HEADGEAR  UNLESS  SUCH
PROHIBITION  IS  REASONABLY RELATED TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES
WHILE ON THE JOB. THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  BE
CONSTRUED  TO  IMPAIR  OR  DIMINISH  ANY EXISTING RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF
EMPLOYEES RELATING TO UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS  OF  RELIGION
OR CREED CONTAINED IN THIS LAW OR ANY OTHER LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03810-01-9

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