Bill Text: NY S03249 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO CODES [S03249 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S03249-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3249
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 31, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, BRESLIN, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, PERKINS,
         STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       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:
    1    Section  1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 16
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 16. WAIVER OF STATE IMMUNITY.  THE STATE HEREBY WAIVES ITS SOVEREIGN
    4  IMMUNITY WITH REGARD TO ALL  CLAIMS,  ACTIONS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  BROUGHT
    5  PURSUANT  TO  THE  FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (P.L.
    6  101-336, AS AMENDED), THE FEDERAL FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938,  THE
    7  FEDERAL  AGE  DISCRIMINATION  IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AND THE FEDERAL
    8  FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.  THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH ACTS  SHALL  APPLY
    9  TO THE STATE, AND ANY INSTRUMENTALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF.
   10    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
   11  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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