Bill Text: NY A06410 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the prevention of pregnancy discrimination.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-18 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A06410 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06410-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6410
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 26, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- 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:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 296  of  the  executive  law,  as
    2  renumbered by chapter 536 of the laws of 2010, is renumbered subdivision
    3  22 and a new subdivision 21 is added to read as follows:
    4    21.  (A)  IT  SHALL  BE  AN  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR ANY
    5  EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY,  LICENSING  AGENCY,  OR
    6  ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR MEMBERS:
    7    (1)  TO  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY SOLICIT OR REQUIRE INFORMATION ABOUT
    8  WHETHER OR NOT A FEMALE EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT IS OR  INTENDS  TO  BECOME
    9  PREGNANT AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, PRE-EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION, LABOR
   10  ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP, OR LICENSURE; OR
   11    (2)  TO  REFUSE TO HIRE OR TO DISCHARGE, FIRE OR TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE
   12  BECAUSE SHE IS OR MAY BECOME PREGNANT.
   13    (B) EVERY EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT  AGENCY,  LICENSING
   14  AGENCY,  OR  ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR MEMBERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE
   15  REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PREGNANCY RELATED CONDITIONS.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09463-01-3