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Prohibits unlawful hiring discrimination by employers and employment agencies based upon an individual's unemployment status
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Annette Robinson
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BILL NUMBER:S4340
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting unlawful hiring discrimination by employers and employment agencies based upon an individual's unemployment status
Summary of provisions
Section One of the bill amends the executive law to prohibit discriminatory hiring practices based upon an individual's unemployment status.
Subdivision 1 defines "unemployment status."
Subdivision 2 makes it unlawful for an employer, employer's agent, representative or designee or an employment agency to base an employment decision upon the unemployment status of the applicant.
Subdivision 3 states that, notwithstanding this amendment, an employer can require educational or licensing or minimum experience requirements for new hires. Additionally, employers can restrict hiring for new positions only to current employees of the employer.
Section Two of the bill states that this act will take effect immediately.
Justification
Since the financial crisis and collapse of the U.S. economy in 2008, many workers found themselves unexpectedly unemployed. Those who found themselves unemployed included workers from across the demographic and economic spectrums. Many businesses closed and such closings inflicted harm to local communities and put many of their citizens out of work. Business activity slowed forcing lay-offs in business from fast food outlets to Fortune 500 corporations. The unemployment line crew and contained workers from janitors to attorneys.
Many of the newly unemployed had held their positions for years and some for decades. Through no fault of their own, as the economic recovery from the worst financial crisis in seven decades was slow to develop, many victims of the economic crisis have remained unemployed for 6 months, 12 months or more.
As more employers hire during the economic recovery, many employers will not consider candidates who are unemployed. This discriminatory process unfairly harms individuals who are unemployed by no fault of their own and can harm the economy of New York State as it creates a class of workers who are incapable of finding work even though they are ready, willing and able to reenter the workforce.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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