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Jan 30, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A4342
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROBINSON
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
co-Sponsors
Walter T. Mosley
Ellen C. Jaffee
Jeffrey Dinowitz
William Colton
multi-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
Mickey Kearns
N. Nick Perry
2015-A4342 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3267
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง296-d, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A6723, S4340
2017-2018: A1924, S4504
2019-2020: A9698, S1971
2021-2022: A4971, S5194
2023-2024: S6984
2015-A4342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4342 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, SCARBOROUGH, DINOWITZ, COLTON, STECK, COOK, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTT- FRIED, KEARNS, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting unlawful hiring discrimination by employers and employment agencies based upon an individual's unemployment status THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-d to read as follows: S 296-D. UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES; UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT OR RECENT UNEMPLOYMENT. 2. IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR AN EMPLOYER, THE EMPLOYER'S AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE OR AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY TO BASE AN EMPLOYMENT DECISION WITH REGARD TO HIRING, COMPENSATION OR THE TERMS THEREOF, CONDITIONS OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNEM- PLOYMENT STATUS OF THE APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE. 3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT AN EMPLOYER, THE EMPLOYER'S AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE OR AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY FROM PUBLISHING IN PRINT OR ON THE INTERNET AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR A JOB VACANCY IN THIS STATE THAT CONTAINS A PROVISION: A. SETTING FORTH QUALIFICATIONS FOR A JOB VACANCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) HOLDING A CURRENT AND VALID PROFESSIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, PERMIT OR OTHER CREDENTIAL; OR (2) A MINIMUM LEVEL OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING, OR PROFESSIONAL, OCCUPA- TIONAL OR FIELD EXPERIENCE; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00951-01-5
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