A9114-2011 Actions

• Jan 25, 2012: referred to governmental operations

A9114-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         9114
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 25, 2012
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit
 tee on Governmental Operations
 

AN ACT to  amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
 provisions of reasonable accommodations for pregnant women
 

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

 

Section 1. Subdivision 21-e of section 292 of the  executive  law,  as
 added by chapter 269 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:

 21-e.  The  term  "reasonable accommodation" means actions taken which
 permit an employee, prospective employee or member with a disability,  A
 CONDITION  RELATING TO PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH OR A RELATED MEDICAL CONDI
 TION, to perform in a reasonable manner the activities involved  in  the
 job  or  occupation  sought or held and include, but are not limited to,
 provision of an accessible  worksite,  acquisition  or  modification  of
 equipment, support services for persons with impaired hearing or vision,
 job  restructuring  and modified work schedules; provided, however, that
 such actions do not impose an undue hardship on the business, program or
 enterprise of the entity from which action is requested.
 

S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 296 of the executive law is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:

 (H) FOR AN EMPLOYER TO REFUSE TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR
 AN  EMPLOYEE  FOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH OR RELATED
 MEDICAL CONDITIONS, IF SHE SO REQUESTS, WITH THE ADVICE OF  HER  HEALTH
 CARE PROVIDER.
 

S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14085-01-2

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