Senate Bill S7848

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to combat sexual harassment in the workplace

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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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2017-S7848 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, St Fin L; add §398-f, Gen Bus L; add §§292, 296-d, 655 & 656, amd §94, Exec L; amd §§17, 18 & 74, Pub Off L; add §5003-b, CPLR; add §§70-b & 686, Gen Muni L; amd §80, add §81, Leg L; add §219-d, Judy L; add §2854, Pub Auth L; add §44, Lab L

2017-S7848 - Summary

Enacts comprehensive sexual harassment policies for New York state; relates to prevention of sexual harassment by state contractors (Part A); prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses based upon sexual harassment (Part B); relates to individual liability for sexual harassment (Part C)

2017-S7848 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7848 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7848
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  Sens.  YOUNG,  HELMING,  LITTLE,  MARCHIONE,  PHILLIPS,
   RITCHIE, AKSHAR, BONACIC, FLANAGAN, FUNKE, GALLIVAN,  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO,
   LANZA,  LARKIN,  LAVALLE,  MARCELLINO,  MURPHY,  O'MARA,  RANZENHOFER,
   ROBACH, SEWARD, TEDISCO, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law,  in  relation  to  prevention  of
   sexual  harassment by state contractors (Part A); to amend the general
   business law, in relation to mandatory arbitration clauses  (Part  B);
   to amend the executive law and the public officers law, in relation to
   individual  liability for sexual harassment (Part C); to amend the the
   civil practice law  and  rules  and  the  general  municipal  law,  in
   relation  to  the  entering  of  confidential settlements (Part D); to
   amend the public officers law and the executive law,  in  relation  to
   sexual  harassment  violations  and establishing a unit to receive and
   investigate such claims (Part E); to  amend  the  executive  law,  the
   legislative  law, the judiciary law, the general municipal law and the
   public authorities law, in relation to uniform  standards  for  sexual
   harassment  policies  for  all branches of state and local governments
   (Part F); and to amend the labor law, in relation to the prevention of
   sexual harassment in the workplace (Part G)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act enacts into law major components of legislation
 which are necessary to combat sexual harassment in the  workplace.  Each
 component  is  wholly  contained  within  a  Part  identified as Parts A
 through G. The effective date for each  particular  provision  contained
 within  such  Part  is  set  forth in the last section of such Part. Any
 provision in any section contained within a Part, including  the  effec-
 tive date of the Part, which makes reference to a section "of this act",
 when  used in connection with that particular component, shall be deemed
 to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in  which  it
 is  found.  Section  three  of this act sets forth the general effective
 date of this act.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S7848A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, St Fin L; add §398-f, Gen Bus L; add §§292, 296-d, 655 & 656, amd §94, Exec L; amd §§17, 18 & 74, Pub Off L; add §5003-b, CPLR; add §§70-b & 686, Gen Muni L; amd §80, add §81, Leg L; add §219-d, Judy L; add §2854, Pub Auth L; add §44, Lab L

2017-S7848A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts comprehensive sexual harassment policies for New York state; relates to prevention of sexual harassment by state contractors (Part A); prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses based upon sexual harassment (Part B); relates to individual liability for sexual harassment (Part C)

2017-S7848A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7848A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7848--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. YOUNG, PHILLIPS, MURPHY, AKSHAR, BONACIC, FLANAGAN,
   FUNKE, GALLIVAN,  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO,  HANNON,  HELMING,  JACOBS,  LANZA,
   LARKIN,  LAVALLE,  LITTLE, MARCELLINO, MARCHIONE, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER,
   RITCHIE, ROBACH, SEWARD, TEDISCO -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,
   and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state finance law, in relation to prevention of
   sexual harassment by state contractors (Part A); to amend the  general
   business  law,  in relation to mandatory arbitration clauses (Part B);
   to amend the executive law and the public officers law, in relation to
   individual liability for sexual harassment (Part C); to amend the  the
   civil  practice  law  and  rules  and  the  general  municipal law, in
   relation to the entering of  confidential  settlements  (Part  D);  to
   amend  the  public  officers law and the executive law, in relation to
   sexual harassment violations and establishing a unit  to  receive  and
   investigate  such  claims  (Part  E);  to amend the executive law, the
   legislative law, the judiciary law, the general municipal law and  the
   public  authorities  law,  in relation to uniform standards for sexual
   harassment policies for all branches of state  and  local  governments
   (Part F); and to amend the labor law, in relation to the prevention of
   sexual harassment in the workplace (Part G)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act enacts into law major  components  of  legislation
 which  are  necessary to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. Each
 component is wholly contained  within  a  Part  identified  as  Parts  A
 through  G.  The  effective date for each particular provision contained
 within such Part is set forth in the last  section  of  such  Part.  Any
 provision  in  any section contained within a Part, including the effec-
 tive date of the Part, which makes reference to a section "of this act",
 when used in connection with that particular component, shall be  deemed
 to  mean  and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in which it
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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