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A00755 Summary:

BILL NOA00755A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00958-B
 
SPONSORPaulin (MS)
 
COSPNSRRivera N, Benedetto, Eddington, Galef, Millman, Bradley, Dinowitz, Hoyt, Ortiz, Peoples-Stokes, Espaillat, Clark, John, Schroeder, Englebright, Gabryszak, Ball, Kavanagh, Spano, Abbate, Schimel, Jaffee, Rosenthal, Colton
 
MLTSPNSRAlessi, Alfano, Barra, Christensen, Cook, Cymbrowitz, Farrell, Glick, Gottfried, Heastie, Hyer-Spencer, Koon, Latimer, Lavine, Lupardo, Mayersohn, McEneny, Molinaro, Nolan, Pheffer, Reilly, Robinson, Sayward, Scarborough, Skartados, Sweeney, Towns, Weinstein, Weisenberg
 
Amd SS296 & 292, Exec L
 
Prohibits an employer or licensing agency, because of the actual or perceived status of an individual as a victim of domestic violence or stalking, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment an individual or to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.
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A00755 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         755--A
                                                                Cal. No. 209
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 7, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, N. RIVERA, BENEDETTO, EDDINGTON, GALEF,
          MILLMAN, BRADLEY, DINOWITZ, HOYT, ORTIZ,  PEOPLES,  ESPAILLAT,  CLARK,
          JOHN,   SCHROEDER,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GABRYSZAK,  BALL,  KAVANAGH,  SPANO,

          ABBATE, GREENE, SCHIMEL, JAFFEE, ROSENTHAL, COLTON --  Multi-Sponsored
          by  -- M.  of A. ALESSI, ALFANO, BARRA, CHRISTENSEN, COOK, CYMBROWITZ,
          DIAZ, FARRELL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HEASTIE, HYER-SPENCER, KOON, LATIMER,
          LAVINE, LUPARDO, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, MOLINARO, NOLAN, PHEFFER, REILLY,
          ROBINSON, SAYWARD, SCARBOROUGH, SEMINERIO, SKARTADOS, SWEENEY,  TOWNS,
          WEINSTEIN,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
          Governmental Operations -- reported  from  committee,  advanced  to  a
          third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
          the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting  employers
          from  discriminating  against victims of domestic violence or stalking
          based upon status as a domestic violence victim
 

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 296 of the execu-
     2  tive  law,  as  amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2005, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    (a) For an employer or licensing agency, because of [the] an  individ-
     5  ual's  age,  race,  creed,  color,  national origin, sexual orientation,
     6  military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic  characteristics,
     7  [or]  marital  status  [of  any individual], or domestic violence victim
     8  status, to refuse to hire or employ or  to  bar  or  to  discharge  from
     9  employment such individual or to discriminate against such individual in
    10  compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.

    11    §  2.  Section  292  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
    12  subdivision 34 to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00467-08-9

        A. 755--A                           2
 
     1    34. The term "domestic violence victim", when used  in  this  article,
     2  means  an  individual who is a victim of an act which would constitute a
     3  family offense pursuant to subdivision  one  of  section  eight  hundred
     4  twelve of the family court act.
     5    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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