Includes the state and all public employers as employers subject to the provisions of the human rights law; includes executive, legislative and judicial employers.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3395--A
Cal. No. 470
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 29, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, BIAGGI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, HOYLMAN, KRUEG-
ER, LIU, MAYER, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
gations and Government Operations -- reported favorably from said
committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered
to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
order of second report
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of
"employer" for purposes of the human rights law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 292 of the executive law, as
2 amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 5. The term "employer" shall include all employers within the state.
5 For the purposes of this article, (a) the state of New York shall be
6 considered an employer of any employee or official, including any
7 elected official, of the New York state executive, legislature, or judi-
8 ciary, including persons serving in any judicial capacity, and persons
9 serving on the staff of any elected official in New York state,
10 (b) a city, county, town, village or other political subdivision of
11 the state of New York shall be considered an employer of any employee or
12 official, including any elected official, of such locality's executive,
13 legislature or judiciary, including persons serving in any local judi-
14 cial capacity, and persons serving on the staff of any local elected
15 official.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
17 have been in full force and effect on and after the effective date of
18 chapter 161 of the laws of 2019.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04931-04-1
