Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; also waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.

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A3689-2011 Actions

• May 21, 2012: REFERRED TO CODES
• May 21, 2012: delivered to senate
• May 21, 2012: passed assembly
• Jan 4, 2012: ordered to third reading cal.144
• Jan 4, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jan 4, 2012: DIED IN SENATE
• May 16, 2011: REFERRED TO CODES
• May 16, 2011: delivered to senate
• May 16, 2011: passed assembly
• May 5, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.256
• May 3, 2011: reported
• Mar 8, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 26, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A3689-2011 Text

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

                                    3689

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 26, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON, TITUS, CAHILL, COOK, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED,
    LANCMAN,  ORTIZ,  PAULIN, J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, SCHROEDER, WEISENBERG,
    BENEDETTO, ENGLEBRIGHT, KAVANAGH, KELLNER, CUSICK,  COLTON  --  Multi-
    Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. ABBATE, CANESTRARI, CLARK, GALEF, GLICK,
    JACOBS, JAFFEE, LATIMER, LUPARDO, MAISEL, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,
    MILLMAN,  NOLAN,  O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES, PHEFFER, REILLY, SWEENEY,
    WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Governmental
    Operations

  AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to waiving the state's
    sovereign immunity to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act
    of  1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Age Discrimination
    in Employment Act of 1967, and the Family and Medical Leave Act

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


    Section  1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 16
  to read as follows:

    S 16. WAIVER OF STATE IMMUNITY.  THE STATE HEREBY WAIVES ITS SOVEREIGN
  IMMUNITY WITH REGARD TO ALL  CLAIMS,  ACTIONS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  BROUGHT
  PURSUANT  TO  THE  FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (P.L.
  101-336, AS AMENDED), THE FEDERAL FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938,  THE
  FEDERAL  AGE  DISCRIMINATION  IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AND THE FEDERAL
  FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.  THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH ACTS  SHALL  APPLY
  TO THE STATE, AND ANY INSTRUMENTALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF.
    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
  have been in full force and effect on and after February 21, 2001.



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