A01142 Summary:
BILL NO | A01142A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S02709-A |
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SPONSOR | Jaffee |
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COSPNSR | Dinowitz, Cook, Galef, Gottfried, Cahill, Fahy, Schimel, Titus, Mosley, Zebrowski, Pichardo, Simon, Steck, Brindisi, Mayer, Simotas, Arroyo, Joyner, Aubry, Linares, Seawright, Abinanti, Skoufis, Paulin, Rosenthal, Hunter |
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MLTSPNSR | Barron, Brennan, Buchwald, Crouch, Davila, Duprey, Glick, Hooper, Lupardo, Markey, Perry, Rivera, Wright |
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Add S203-e, Lab L | |
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Relates to the prohibition of discrimination based on an individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making. |
A01142 Actions:
BILL NO | A01142A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01/08/2015 | referred to labor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2015 | amend and recommit to labor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2015 | print number 1142a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/03/2015 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | rules report cal.206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/07/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/07/2016 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/07/2016 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE |
A01142 Committee Votes:
Go to topA01142 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
No
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
No
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
No
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
No
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
No
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
ER
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
No
Ra
No
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
No
McDonough
No
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
No
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
No
Blankenbush
No
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
No
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
No
Tedisco
No
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
No
Tenney
No
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
No
Montesano
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
No
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
No
Finch
No
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
No
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
No
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
No
Oaks
No
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
No
Garbarino
No
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
No
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
No
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
No
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
No
Lopez
No
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
No
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
No
Curran
Yes
Gunther
No
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
ER
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
No
Stec
Yes
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Mayer
ER
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonald
No
Raia
No
Tedisco
Yes
Blake
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
No
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tenney
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
No
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
No
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
No
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titone
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
ER
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
No
Montesano
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
No
Finch
ER
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
No
Friend
No
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
No
Butler
Yes
Galef
ER
Kim
No
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
No
Kolb
No
Nojay
No
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
ER
Cancel
No
Garbarino
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
No
Castorina
No
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
No
Oaks
ER
Schimel
ER
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
No
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Corwin
No
Goodell
Yes
Linares
No
Palmesano
Yes
Simanowitz
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A01142 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1142--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, DINOWITZ, COOK, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, FAHY, CLARK, SCHIMEL, TITUS, MOSLEY, ZEBROWSKI, PICHARDO, SIMON, STECK, BRINDISI, MAYER, SIMOTAS, ARROYO, JOYNER, AUBRY, LINARES, SEAWRIGHT, ABINANTI, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, BUCHWALD, CROUCH, DAVILA, DUPREY, GLICK, HOOP- ER, LUPARDO, MARKEY, PERRY, RIVERA, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination based on an employee's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 203-e to 2 read as follows: 3 § 203-e. Prohibition of discrimination based on an employee's or a 4 dependent's reproductive health decision making. 1. An employer shall be 5 prohibited from accessing an employee's personal information regarding 6 the employee's or the employee's dependent's reproductive health deci- 7 sion making, including but not limited to, the decision to use or access 8 a particular drug, device or medical service without the employee's 9 prior informed affirmative written consent. 10 2. An employer shall not: 11 (a) discriminate nor take any retaliatory personnel action against an 12 employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges 13 of employment because of or on the basis of the employee's or depen- 14 dent's reproductive health decision making, including, but not limited 15 to, a decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical 16 service; or 17 (b) require an employee to sign a waiver or other document which 18 purports to deny an employee the right to make their own reproductive EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03614-02-5A. 1142--A 2 1 health care decisions, including use of a particular drug, device, or 2 medical service. 3 3. An employer that provides an employee handbook to its employees 4 must include in the handbook notice of employee rights and remedies 5 under this section. 6 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any rights of 7 an employee provided through any other provision of law or collective 8 bargaining unit. 9 5. An employee may bring a civil action in any court of competent 10 jurisdiction against an employer alleged to have violated the provisions 11 of this section. In any civil action alleging a violation of this 12 section, the court may: 13 (a) award damages, including back pay, benefits and reasonable attor- 14 neys' fees and costs incurred to a prevailing plaintiff; 15 (b) afford injunctive relief against any employer that commits or 16 proposes to commit a violation of the provisions of this section; 17 (c) order reinstatement; and/or 18 (d) award liquidated damages equal to one hundred percent of the award 19 for damages pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision unless an 20 employer proves a good faith basis to believe that its actions in 21 violation of this section were in compliance with the law. 22 6. Any act of retaliation for an employee exercising any rights grant- 23 ed under this section shall subject an employer to separate civil penal- 24 ties under this section. For the purposes of this section, retaliation 25 or retaliatory personnel action shall mean discharging, suspending, 26 demoting, or otherwise penalizing an employee for: 27 (a) making or threatening to make, a complaint to an employer, 28 co-worker, or to a public body, that rights guaranteed under this 29 section have been violated; 30 (b) causing to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this 31 section; or 32 (c) providing information to, or testifying before, any public body 33 conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into any such violation 34 of a law, rule, or regulation by such employer. 35 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.