Roll Call: NY S06577 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly
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Bill Title: Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful or discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years; requires review and update of the model sexual harassment prevention guidance document and sexual harassment prevention policy; and directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on strengthening sexual harassment prevention laws.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-12 - signed chap.160 [S06577 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Bill Title: Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful or discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years; requires review and update of the model sexual harassment prevention guidance document and sexual harassment prevention policy; and directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on strengthening sexual harassment prevention laws.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-12 - signed chap.160 [S06577 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Vote: Senate Rules Committee Vote
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Nay | 3 | - | 3 |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 19 | 12 | 7 |
