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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6828
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
November 1, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, BIAGGI, KRUEGER, LIU -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Rules
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, the state of New York shall be consid-
6 ered an employer of any employee or official of the New York state exec-
7 utive, legislature, or judiciary, including persons serving in any judi-
8 cial capacity, and persons serving on the staff of any elected official
9 in New York state.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
11 manner as chapter 161 of the laws of 2019, takes effect; provided,
12 however, if this act shall have become a law after such date it shall
13 take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force
14 and effect on and after the effective date of chapter 161 of the laws of
15 2019.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13921-03-9
