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Bill Relates to increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed 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. us/states/ny New York Legislature 2019-2020 A 8421 New York A 8421 (2019-2020)
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New York A 8421 (2019-2020) — Relates to increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed

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.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. A8421 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Assembly Vote — 12820 (pass) · lower
  • Floor Vote — 620 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • SIMOTAS — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2019-06-16 REFERRED TO CODES referral-committee
  • 2019-06-17 REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS referral-committee
  • 2019-06-18 REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES referral-committee
  • 2019-06-18 REPORTED
  • 2019-06-18 RULES REPORT CAL.580
  • 2019-06-18 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.580
  • 2019-06-19 PASSED ASSEMBLY passage
  • 2019-06-19 DELIVERED TO SENATE
  • 2019-06-19 REFERRED TO RULES referral-committee
  • 2019-06-19 SUBSTITUTED FOR S6577
  • 2019-06-19 3RD READING CAL.1663
  • 2019-06-19 PASSED SENATE passage
  • 2019-06-19 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  • 2019-08-12 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR executive-receipt
  • 2019-08-12 SIGNED CHAP.160 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/48c388db-6f31-4473-b26c-8616c05fe333. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).