Bill Sponsors: NY S06411 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Permits awarding of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs and exemplary damages in court actions for unlawful discriminatory practices pursuant to the human rights law; provides incentive to the employer not to discriminate against the employee knowing there will be financial repercussions for their actions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-06 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S06411 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Senator Timothy Kennedy [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-063FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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