§ 79-h. Special provisions relating to persons employed by, or connected with, news media. (a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Newspaper” shall mean a paper that is printed and distributed ordinarily not less frequently than once a week, and has done so for at least one year, and […]
§ 79-i. Discrimination against person who refuses to perform certain act prohibited. 1. When the performing of an abortion on a human being or assisting thereat is contrary to the conscience or religious beliefs of any person, he may refuse to perform or assist in such abortion by filing a prior written refusal setting forth […]
§ 79-j. Confidentiality of records in multi-state information system. 1. An ongoing research and demonstration project called the multi-state information system for psychiatric patients located at Rockland state hospital in Rockland county has been developed by a number of cooperating states and is designed to provide a computer-based system for records and statistics of mental […]
§ 79-k. Civil immunity for certain persons assisting in emergency situations. 1. Any person who voluntarily and without the expectation of monetary compensation provides assistance in the event of an accident or other emergency situation involving the use, handling, transportation, transmission or storage of compressed gases and/or liquefied petroleum gases shall not be liable for […]
§ 79-l. Confidentiality of records of genetic tests. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “genetic test” shall mean any laboratory test of human DNA, chromosomes, genes, or gene products to diagnose the presence of a genetic variation linked to a predisposition to a genetic disease or […]
§ 79-m. Criminal interference with health care services, religious worship, funeral, burial or memorial service; injunction. Whenever the attorney general or district attorney of the county where the affected health care facility, place of religious worship, or site of a funeral, burial or memorial service is located has reasonable cause to believe that any person […]
* § 79-n. Bias-related violence or intimidation; civil remedy. 1. The following definitions are applicable to this section: (a) The term “disability” means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. (b) The term “age” means sixty years of age or more. (c) The term “sexual orientation” means a person’s actual […]
* § 79-n. Funeral or bereavement leave. No employer who extends to its employees funeral or bereavement leave for the death of an employee’s spouse or the child, parent or other relative of the spouse shall deny the same leave to an employee for the death of the employee’s same-sex committed partner or the child, […]
§ 79-o. Closed captioning in places of public accommodation, resort or amusement. 1. A place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in subdivision nine of section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law, shall upon request be required to have closed captioning enabled on all televisions that are located in the public area […]
* § 79-p. Recording certain activities. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Officer” means any peace officer, police officer, security officer, security guard or similar official who is engaged in a law enforcement activity; (b) “Law enforcement activity” means any activity by an officer acting […]
* § 79-p. Gender neutral single-occupancy bathroom facilities. 1. All single-occupancy bathroom facilities located in public places, including but not limited to those located in restaurants, bars, mercantile establishments, or factories, shall be designated as gender neutral for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use. For […]
§ 79-q. Collection of gender or sex designation information by state agencies. 1. All New York state agencies that collect demographic information about a person’s gender or sex shall make available to the person at the point of data collection an option to mark their gender or sex as “x”. 2. Where applicable federal law […]
