Assembly Bill A8007

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of the term employee for purposes of the human rights law; and repeals section 296-b of the executive law, relating to unlawful discriminatory practices relating to domestic workers

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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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2021-A8007 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5064
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, rpld §296-b, Exec L

2021-A8007 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of the term "employee" for purposes of the human rights law; relates to unlawful discriminatory practices relating to domestic workers.

2021-A8007 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8007
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of the
   term "employee" for purposes of the human rights law;  and  to  repeal
   section 296-b of the executive law, relating to unlawful discriminato-
   ry practices relating to domestic workers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section  292  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  481  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
 follows:
   6. The term "employee" in this article does not include any individual
 employed by his or her parents, spouse, or child[, or  in  the  domestic
 service  of  any person except as set forth in section two hundred nine-
 ty-six-b of this title].
   § 2. Section 296-b of the executive law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09833-01-1

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