Int 0614-2018
Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act - Requiring information about sexual harassment to be made available online for public access.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Civil and Human Rightsintroduced 2018-03-07Local Law 2018/094
Enacted as Local Law 2018/094.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2018-03-07Passed: 2018-05-09Enacted: 2018-05-09
Summary
This bill would require the New York City Commission on Human Rights to conspicuously post on their website online resources about sexual harassment.
Committee on Civil and Human Rights — Human Rights Commission, Equal Employment Practices Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity.
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Sponsors (16)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2018-02-28 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2018-02-28 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2018-02-28 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2018-02-28 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-03-07 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-04-09 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2018-04-09 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
ActionAmended by Committee
2018-04-09 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2018-04-09 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
AdvancedApproved by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2018-04-30 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2018-05-09 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2018-05-10 · City Council
Votes (7)
Aye (4)
Mathieu EugeneHelen K. RosenthalBrad S. LanderBen Kallos
Absent (3)
Ydanis A. RodriguezBill PerkinsDaniel Dromm
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2018-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Civil and Human Rights · 2018-04-09 · 2:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2018-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Women and Gender Equity · 2018-02-28 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Civil and Human Rights · 2018-02-28 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
Attachments (21)
- Summary of Int. No. 614-A
- Summary of Int. No. 614
- Int. No. 614
- Committee Report 2/28/18
- Hearing Testimony 2/28/18
- Hearing Transcript 2/28/18
- March 7, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 03-07-18
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 7, 2018
- Proposed Int. No. 614-A - 4/4/18
- Committee Report 4/9/18
- Hearing Testimony 4/9/18
- Hearing Transcript 4/9/18
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- April 11, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-18
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2018
- Int. No. 614-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 94
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 8 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 8-132 to read as follows:
� 8-132 Sexual harassment information. a. The commission shall post conspicuously on the commission's website online resources about sexual harassment, including but not limited to:
1. Information that sets forth in simple and understandable terms:
(a) An explanation that sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination under local law;
(b) Specific descriptions and examples of activities which may be sexual harassment;
(c) A description of the commission's complaint process, and how to contact the commission;
(d) A list of alternate and additional government agencies for filing complaints about sexual harassment, and the websites for such agencies, to the extent available;
(e) An explanation that retaliation, including but not limited to retaliation for complaints concerning allegations of sexual harassment, is prohibited by subdivision 7 of section 8-107, and examples of activities which may be retaliation for such complaints; and
(f) Bystander intervention education and the importance of taking action to prevent workplace sexual harassment.
2. An interactive tool describing each step of the complaint process available through the commission, from when a complaint is filed to when a determination is made on such complaint.
� 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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