New York S 10215: Requires employers to annually report to the division of human rights the number of settlements with employees and other individuals regarding claims of discrimination on the basis of sex

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S10215 Summary:

BILL NOS10215 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01253-A

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Ren §§300 & 301 to be §§308 & 309, add §300, amd §295, Exec L

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Requires employers to annually report to the division of human rights the number of settlements with employees and other individuals performing services in the workplace regarding claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, including verbal and physical sexual harassment; requires the division of human rights to provide an annual report to the governor and the legislature; makes conforming technical changes.

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BILL NOS10215 

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05/06/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10215

 IN SENATE

 May 6, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring employers to
 annually report to the division of human rights the number of settle-
 ments with employees and other individuals performing services in the
 workplace regarding claims of discrimination on the basis of sex,
 including verbal and physical sexual harassment; requiring the divi-
 sion of human rights to provide an annual report to the governor and
 the legislature; and to make conforming technical changes

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Sections 300 and 301 of the executive law are renumbered
 2 sections 308 and 309.
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 300 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 300. Reporting of workplace sexual harassment claims. 1. Each
 6 employer subject to the provisions of this article shall annually report
 7 to the division the total number of settlements reached with employees
 8 and non-employees regarding the resolution of claims of discrimination
 9 on the basis of sex, including verbal and physical sexual harassment in
 10 an anonymized, aggregated fashion.
 11 2. Settlements required to be reported under this section shall
 12 include any agreement or arrangement where anything of value is
 13 conferred to the individual raising the claim in return for such indi-
 14 vidual declining to further pursue the claim, and any internal mediation
 15 or other workplace resolution that results in the individual declining
 16 to further pursue the claim.
 17 3. Claims of discrimination on the basis of sex include, but are not
 18 limited to, claims of the following:
 19 (a) inappropriate or unwanted touching;
 20 (b) verbal comments about sex or of a sexual nature, which may include
 21 comments to an individual about the individual's body or sexual or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03426-03-6

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 1 romantic activity or the body or sexual or romantic activity of the
 2 individual making the comments;
 3 (c) referring to another individual by a name or nickname of a roman-
 4 tic, demeaning, or sexual nature;
 5 (d) inappropriate gestures of a sexual nature;
 6 (e) unwanted proposals for sexual activity;
 7 (f) showing another individual photos or other images that are sexual-
 8 ly explicit or are otherwise of a sexual nature; and
 9 (g) undue attention to or questions about a person's sexual relation-
 10 ships, sexual history, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
 11 4. Reports required to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be
 12 on forms and according to such procedures as the division shall estab-
 13 lish.
 14 5. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person
 15 engaged in any activity to which this section applies to retaliate or
 16 discriminate against an individual because the individual has:
 17 (a) inquired about an employer's compliance with the provisions of
 18 this section;
 19 (b) complained about an employer's lack of compliance with the
 20 p