Assembly Bill A6285

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

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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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2009-A6285 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S449
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2676

2009-A6285 (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-A6285 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6285

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HIKIND, PHEFFER, GOTTFRIED, LANCMAN, ABBATE,
  ALFANO, CUSICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES,  WEISENBERG
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental 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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