Assembly Bill A2728

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the prevention of pregnancy discrimination

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A2728 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6410

2015-A2728 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the prevention of pregnancy discrimination.

2015-A2728 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2728

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLANKEN-
  BUSH, CROUCH, FINCH, GOODELL, HAWLEY, LOPEZ, LUPINACCI  --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the prevention of
  pregnancy discrimination

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  21  of  section 296 of the executive law, as
renumbered by chapter 536 of the laws of 2010, is renumbered subdivision
22 and a new subdivision 21 is added to read as follows:
  21. (A) IT SHALL  BE  AN  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICE  FOR  ANY
EMPLOYER,  LABOR  ORGANIZATION,  EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, LICENSING AGENCY, OR
ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR MEMBERS:
  (1) TO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SOLICIT  OR  REQUIRE  INFORMATION  ABOUT
WHETHER  OR  NOT  A FEMALE EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT IS OR INTENDS TO BECOME
PREGNANT AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, PRE-EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION, LABOR
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP, OR LICENSURE; OR
  (2) TO REFUSE TO HIRE OR TO DISCHARGE, FIRE OR TERMINATE  AN  EMPLOYEE
BECAUSE SHE IS OR MAY BECOME PREGNANT.
  (B)  EVERY  EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, LICENSING
AGENCY, OR ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR MEMBERS SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  MAKE
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PREGNANCY RELATED CONDITIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04437-01-5


              

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