The New York City Council - File #: Int 0630-2018

• File #: Int 0630-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act - Creating an anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities poster.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/7/2018
• In control: Committee on Women
• On agenda: 3/7/2018
• Final action: 5/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating an anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities poster
• Sponsors: Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Laurie A. Cumbo, Deborah L. Rose, Helen K. Rosenthal, Margaret S. Chin, Vanessa L. Gibson, Keith Powers , Costa G. Constantinides, Brad S. Lander, Diana Ayala , I. Daneek Miller, Adrienne E. Adams, Carlina Rivera , Karen Koslowitz
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/10/2018	A	City Council	Recved from Mayor by Council
5/9/2018	A	Mayor	Signed Into Law by Mayor
4/30/2018	A	Mayor	Hearing Held by Mayor
4/11/2018	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
4/11/2018	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
4/9/2018	*	Committee on Women	Hearing Held by Committee
4/9/2018	*	Committee on Women	Amendment Proposed by Comm
4/9/2018	*	Committee on Women	Amended by Committee
4/9/2018	A	Committee on Women	Approved by Committee	Pass
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
3/7/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	P-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Women	P-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2/28/2018	*	Committee on Women	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm

Int. No. 630-A

By Council Members Cornegy, Cumbo, Rose, Rosenthal, Chin, Gibson, Powers, Constantinides, Lander, Ayala, Miller, Adams, Rivera and Koslowitz

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating an anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities poster
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision 29 to read as follows:
29. Anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities; poster. (a) Every employer must conspicuously display an anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities poster designed by the commission, in employee breakrooms or other common areas employees gather. Every employer at a minimum shall display such poster in English and in Spanish.
(b) The commission shall create a poster that sets forth in simple and understandable terms the following minimum requirements:
(1) An explanation of sexual harassment as a form of unlawful discrimination under local law;
(2) A statement that sexual harassment is also a form of unlawful discrimination under state and federal law;
(3) A description of sexual harassment, using examples;
(4) The complaint process available through, and directions on how to contact, the commission;
(5) The complaint process available through, and directions on how to contact, the state division of human rights;
(6) The complaint process available through, and directions on how to contact, the United States equal employment opportunity commission; and
(7) The prohibition against retaliation, pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 8-107.
(c) The size and style of the poster shall be at least 8 1/2 by 14 inches with a minimum 12 point type. Such poster shall be made available in English and Spanish and any other language deemed appropriate by the commission, however, any such po...