Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 03, 2014 |
held for consideration in governmental operations |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to governmental operations |
Aug 30, 2013 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A8156
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FINCH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A8156 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A8156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8156 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 30, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law and the labor law, in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "woman's workplace protection act". S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-c to read as follows: S 296-C. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE. 1. IN ADDITION TO THE UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES INCLUDED IN SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX AND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-A OF THIS ARTICLE, SEXUAL HARASS- MENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE. 2. (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION "SEXUAL HARASSMENT" MEANS AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE ON THE BASIS OF SEX THAT IS BASED ON UNWELCOME SEXUAL ADVANCES, REQUEST FOR SEXUAL FAVORS, AND OTHER VERBAL OR PHYSICAL CONDUCT OF A SEXUAL NATURE WHEN: (1) SUBMISSION TO SUCH CONDUCT IS MADE EITHER EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY A TERM OR CONDITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT; (2) SUBMISSION TO OR REJECTION OF SUCH CONDUCT BY AN INDIVIDUAL IS USED AS THE BASIS FOR EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS AFFECTING SUCH INDIVIDUAL; OR (3) SUCH CONDUCT HAS THE PURPOSE OR EFFECT OF UNREASONABLY INTERFERING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S WORK PERFORMANCE OR CREATING AN INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE, OR OFFENSIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. (B) "SEXUAL HARASSMENT" SHALL ALSO MEAN THE UNLAWFUL SEX DISCRIMI- NATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO WERE QUALIFIED FOR BUT DENIED AN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OR BENEFIT DUE TO ANOTHER PERSON'S RECEIPT OF SUCH EMPLOY- MENT OPPORTUNITY OR BENEFIT DUE TO HIS OR HER SUBMISSION TO THE EMPLOY- ER'S SEXUAL ADVANCES OR REQUESTS FOR SEXUAL FAVORS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11468-01-3
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