Gonzalez-Rojas, Shimsky, Burdick, Davila, Reyes, Simon
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Clarifies the standard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims by requiring a person or persons prove that an unlawful motivation was a motivating factor and not "the sole motivating factor" or a "but-for cause" of the challenged treatment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4992
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 10, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SHIMSKY,
BURDICK, DAVILA, REYES, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the stand-
ard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
3 23. Notwithstanding any federal or local statute to the contrary, a
4 person or persons bringing intentional discrimination or retaliation
5 claims under this article shall be required to prove that an unlawful
6 motivation was a motivating factor and not "the sole motivating factor"
7 or a "but-for cause" of the challenged treatment.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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