The New York City Council - File #: Int 0136-2018

• File #: Int 0136-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Protections for workers under the city’s human rights law.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Civil and Human Rights
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Final action: 10/13/2019
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to protections for workers under the city's human rights law
• Sponsors: Brad S. Lander, Brad S. Lander, Helen K. Rosenthal, Helen K. Rosenthal, Deborah L. Rose, Deborah L. Rose, Margaret S. Chin, Margaret S. Chin, Justin L. Brannan, Justin L. Brannan, Ben Kallos, Ben Kallos, Antonio Reynoso, Antonio Reynoso, Keith Powers , Keith Powers , James G. Van Bramer, James G. Van Bramer, Diana I. Ayala, Diana I. Ayala, Carlos Menchaca, Carlos Menchaca, Bill Perkins, Bill Perkins, Carlina Rivera , Carlina Rivera , Donovan J. Richards, Donovan J. Richards, Stephen T. Levin, Stephen T. Levin, Jumaane D. Williams, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Mark Levine, Mark Levine, Adrienne E. Adams, Adrienne E. Adams, Laurie A. Cumbo, Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
• Indexes: Oversight

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/15/2019	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
10/15/2019	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
10/13/2019	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
10/13/2019	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
9/12/2019	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
9/12/2019	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
9/12/2019	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
9/12/2019	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
9/12/2019	A	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Approved by Committee	Pass
9/12/2019	A	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Approved by Committee	Pass
9/12/2019	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Amended by Committee
9/12/2019	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Hearing Held by Committee
9/12/2019	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Amendment Proposed by Comm
6/18/2018	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Laid Over by Committee
6/18/2018	*	Committee on Civil and Human Rights	Hearing Held by Committee
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 136-A

By Council Members Lander, Rosenthal, Rose, Chin, Brannan, Kallos, Reynoso, Powers, Van Bramer, Ayala, Menchaca, Perkins, Rivera, Richards, Levin, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Ampry-Samuel, Levine, Adams, Cumbo and Espinal

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to protections for workers under the city's human rights law
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 8-102 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law 98 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
Employer. For purposes of subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 11-a, and 22, subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 21, [and] paragraph e of subdivision 21 and subdivision 23 of section 8-107, the term "employer" does not include any employer [with] that has fewer than four persons in the employ of such employer at all times during the period beginning twelve months before the start of an unlawful discriminatory practice and continuing through the end of such unlawful discriminatory practice, provided however, that in an action for unlawful discriminatory practice based on a claim of gender-based harassment pursuant to subdivision one of section 8-107, the term "employer" shall include any employer, including those with fewer than four persons in their employ. For purposes of this definition, (i) natural persons [employed as independent contractors to carry out work] working as independent contractors in furtherance of an employer's business enterprise [who are not themselves employers] shall be counted as persons in the employ of such employer and (ii) the employer's parent, spouse, domestic partner or child if employed by the employer are included as in the employ of such employer.
? 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 8-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended local law 63 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
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