Int 0663-2018
Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act - Statute of limitations for filing certain harassment claims arising under the city human rights law.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Civil and Human Rightsintroduced 2018-03-07Local Law 2018/100
Enacted as Local Law 2018/100.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2018-03-07Passed: 2018-05-09Enacted: 2018-05-09
Summary
This bill would extend the statute of limitations for filing gender-based harassment claims under the city human rights law from one year to three years.
Committee on Civil and Human Rights — Human Rights Commission, Equal Employment Practices Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity.
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This bill: 33 days in committee
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Sponsors (15)
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 EugeneBrad S. LanderBen KallosHelen K. Rosenthal
Absent (3)
Daniel Dromm Bill PerkinsYdanis A. Rodriguez
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. 663-A
- Summary of Int. No. 663
- Int. No. 663
- 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. 663-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. 663-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 100
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 8-109 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 11 for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
(e) The commission shall not have jurisdiction over any complaint that has been filed more than one year after the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice or act of discriminatory harassment or violence as set forth in chapter six of this title occurred; provided, however, that the commission shall have jurisdiction over a claim of gender-based harassment if such claim is filed within three years after the alleged harassing conduct occurred.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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