Details Meeting Name: Committee on Civil and Human Rights Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 6/26/2023 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (13) 13 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2023-3587 *       Oversight - Expanding NYC Human Rights law Employment Protections Against Workforce Discrimination. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2023-3587 *       Oversight - Expanding NYC Human Rights law Employment Protections Against Workforce Discrimination. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0084-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams     Requiring employers to hold an onboarding meeting to discuss an employee's reintegration back into the workplace after parental leave. Introduction This bill would require employers to hold a meeting with employees who are returning to the workplace after taking parental leave. Guidelines for this meeting would be developed by the City’s Commission on Human Rights, with the goal of improving the reintegration process for the employer and employee. Employees who do not wish to participate in the meeting must opt out in writing. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0084-2022 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams     Requiring employers to hold an onboarding meeting to discuss an employee's reintegration back into the workplace after parental leave. Introduction This bill would require employers to hold a meeting with employees who are returning to the workplace after taking parental leave. Guidelines for this meeting would be developed by the City’s Commission on Human Rights, with the goal of improving the reintegration process for the employer and employee. Employees who do not wish to participate in the meeting must opt out in writing. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0422-2022 * Carlina Rivera     Requiring covered entities to maintain a record of requests from persons requesting a reasonable accommodation. Introduction This bill would require covered entities to maintain a written record of requests for reasonable accommodations, to maintain those records for a minimum period of three years following the initial request, and to make those records available to the New York City Commission on Human Rights upon reasonable notice. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0422-2022 * Carlina Rivera     Requiring covered entities to maintain a record of requests from persons requesting a reasonable accommodation. Introduction This bill would require covered entities to maintain a written record of requests for reasonable accommodations, to maintain those records for a minimum period of three years following the initial request, and to make those records available to the New York City Commission on Human Rights upon reasonable notice. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0811-2022 * James F. Gennaro     Voiding no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements for persons aggrieved by unlawful discriminatory practices. Introduction This bill would void as contrary to public policy no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements under New York City’s human rights law. Existing no-rehire provisions would expire after five years. Agreements to end existing agency or employment relationships would still be permitted. Employers would also be permitted to terminate or refuse to rehire for non-discriminatory or non-retaliatory reasons. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0811-2022 * James F. Gennaro     Voiding no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements for persons aggrieved by unlawful discriminatory practices. Introduction This bill would void as contrary to public policy no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements under New York City’s human rights law. Existing no-rehire provisions would expire after five years. Agreements to end existing agency or employment relationships would still be permitted. Employers would also be permitted to terminate or refuse to rehire for non-discriminatory or non-retaliatory reasons. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0812-2022 * James F. Gennaro     Extending the statute of limitations for commencing a private cause of action under the city human rights law. Introduction This bill would increase from three years to six years the statute of limitations to file a civil action by persons aggrieved by unlawful discriminatory practices or acts of discriminatory harassment or violence under the city human rights law. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0812-2022 * James F. Gennaro     Extending the statute of limitations for commencing a private cause of action under the city human rights law. Introduction This bill would increase from three years to six years the statute of limitations to file a civil action by persons aggrieved by unlawful discriminatory practices or acts of discriminatory harassment or violence under the city human rights law. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0864-2022 * Lincoln Restler     Forbidding agreements to shorten the period in which claims and complaints of unlawful discriminatory practices, harassment or violence may be filed and in which civil actions may be commenced. Introduction Under Title 8 of the Administrative Code, people have one year to file a complaint with the NYC Commission on Human Rights for an unlawful discriminatory practice or act of discriminatory harassment or violence and three years to file a claim of gender-based harassment. In addition, they may commence a civil action within three years. This bill would make unenforceable and void any provision of any agreement that purports to shorten such periods. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0864-2022 * Lincoln Restler     Forbidding agreements to shorten the period in which claims and complaints of unlawful discriminatory practices, harassment or violence may be filed and in which civil actions may be commenced. Introduction Under Title 8 of the Administrative Code, people have one year to file a complaint with the NYC Commission on Human Rights for an unlawful discriminatory practice or act of discriminatory harassment or violence and three years to file a claim of gender-based harassment. In addition, they may commence a civil action within three years. This bill would make unenforceable and void any provision of any agreement that purports to shorten such periods. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available