From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 3. Allowing for Attorney’s Fees in Employment, Credit, and Housing Sex Discrimination Cases (Senate Bill 5874) • NYS is one of 9 states (in the company of Mississippi and Alabama) that does not already allow successful discrimination defendants to recover attorney’s fees. •…
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From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 2. Ending Sexual Harassment on the job for Every Employee (Senate Bill 5873) Sexual harassment disproportionately affects women in the workplace. In 2011, women filed 75% of all sexual harassment complaints filed with the NYS Division of Human Rights. 83% of all EEOC…
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From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 1. Strengthening laws that require Equal Pay for Equal Work (Senate Bill 5872) Women in New York earn 84% of what men earn and jobs traditionally held by women pay significantly less than jobs predominantly employing men. The wage gap is more severe…
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