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On November 5, 2024, at 9:00 PM ET, polls in New York closed. On the same night, at 9:31 PM PT, the Associated Press projected the passage of Proposal 1. [40] According to the certified results from the New York Board of Elections, the proposal passed with 56.99% in support, 34.23% opposed, and 8.78% of votes blank. [1]
David Robinson, New York State Team June 10, 2024 at 3:00 AM New York’s nursing home staffing mandate took effect 18 months ago, but none of the more than 400 nursing homes that violated the law ...
In January 1942, for the duration of World War II, the President of the United States absorbed the New York State Employment Service into the National Manpower Program. In 1944, New York State’s Minimum Wage Law was amended to include men. In 1945, the NYS Industrial Board was replaced by the Workmen’s Compensation Board. [44] [45]
On May 14, 1974, Reps. Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY) introduced H.R. 14752, an "Equality Act" which would have added "sex, marital status or sexual orientation" to the protected classes specified in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, thus prohibiting discrimination in employment and access to public accommodations and facilities. [22]
New York did pass a law in 2022 allowing sexual assault victims to file civil suits, but the lawsuit that eventually yielded the $83.3 million award was filed by Carroll in 2019.
January 26 – The U.S. Justice Department finds former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo liable for sexual harassment. [3] February 13 – 2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election: In the U.S., Democrat Tom Suozzi wins the special election in his former seat which was vacated following the expulsion of Republican George Santos. [4]
In 1970 was the birth of Union Local 2007, which was also responsible in paving the way for all other public sector unions in Albany, New York. The Taylor Law has been a frequent target for upstate New York anti-union activists; they claim that it severely limits the ability of governments to limit spending on unionized labor, with minimal ...
Federal law governing employment discrimination has developed over time. The Equal Pay Act amended the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1963. It is enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. [12] The Equal Pay Act prohibits employers and unions from paying different wages based on sex. It does not prohibit other ...