Establishes a workplace sexual harassment, harassment, and discrimination hotline which shall be created by the division of human rights in cooperation with the department of labor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9562
IN ASSEMBLY
January 24, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO, CRUZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a work-
place sexual harassment, harassment, and discrimination hotline
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-e
2 to read as follows:
3 § 296-e. Workplace sexual harassment, harassment, and discrimination
4 hotline. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
5 have the following meanings:
6 (a) "Sexual harassment, harassment, or discrimination in the work-
7 place" shall include any unlawful discriminatory practices set forth in
8 subdivision one of section two hundred ninety-six of this article.
9 (b) "The hotline" shall mean the toll free number directed to be
10 established by subdivision two of this section.
11 2. The division, in cooperation with the department of labor, shall
12 establish a single toll free number, which a resident of this state may
13 use to contact a designee appointed by the division, in cooperation with
14 the department of labor, to submit a complaint regarding sexual harass-
15 ment, harassment, or discrimination in the workplace.
16 3. The commissioner, in cooperation with the commissioner of labor,
17 shall promulgate any rules and/or regulations necessary for the imple-
18 mentation of the hotline.
19 4. To increase awareness of the hotline, the division and the depart-
20 ment of labor shall each prominently promote the hotline on their inter-
21 net websites and shall, in cooperation, develop public service announce-
22 ments to be distributed to commercial radio and television stations,
23 public access television stations, and print media throughout the state,
24 informing the public of the hotline. Such website promotions and public
25 service announcements shall be distributed in English and such other
26 languages as the commissioner and the commissioner of labor shall deem
27 appropriate.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 5. The hotline shall be operational no later than December first, two
2 thousand twenty.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.