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Int 1726-2019

Extending the protections and duties of the city human rights law to cover volunteers and existing and prospective directors, officers, members and partners of business organizations.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Civil and Human Rightsintroduced 2019-09-25

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2019-09-25Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would establish that the protections and duties provided under section 8-107 of the Administrative Code extend to existing and prospective directors, officers, members and partners of business organizations, regardless of whether these individuals are considered employees of such business organizations. In addition, this bill would make explicit that unpaid volunteers who perform work for an employer are considered employees.

Committee on Civil and Human RightsHuman Rights Commission, Equal Employment Practices Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity.

How it compares

32% of similar bills passed

16 passed · 34 died

This bill: 827 days in committee

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Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-09-25 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-09-25 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2019-09-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: (g) The protections and the duties provided by this subdivision extend to existing and prospective directors, officers, members and partners of business organizations, regardless of whether such individuals are considered employees of such business organizations. � 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 13 of section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law 63 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows: c. An employer shall be liable for an unlawful discriminatory practice committed by a volunteer of such employer, or person employed as an independent contractor, other than an agent of such employer, to carry out work in furtherance of the employer's business enterprise only where such discriminatory conduct was committed in the course of such employment and the employer had actual knowledge of and acquiesced in such conduct. � 3. Subdivision 23 of section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 9 for the year 2014, is amended to read as follows: 23. Additional provisions relating to employment. a. The provisions of this chapter relating to employees [shall] apply to all persons who perform work for an employer, whether paid or unpaid, including volunteers and interns. � 4. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. MN/JJ/HKA/BAM LS #4450/Int. 1016-2015 LS #11871 8/6/2019 1 6 2 1