NYC Council Introduction 864

intro.nyc/0864-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Forbidding agreements to shorten the period in which claims and complaints of unlawful discriminatory practices, harassment or violence may be filed and in which civil actions may be commenced.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Civil and Human Rights
Sponsored by Lincoln Restler
Introduced: December 21, 2022

Under Title 8 of the Administrative Code, people have one year to file a complaint with the NYC Commission on Human Rights for an unlawful discriminatory practice or act of discriminatory harassment or violence and three years to file a claim of gender-based harassment. In addition, they may commence a civil action within three years. This bill would make unenforceable and void any provision of any agreement that purports to shorten such periods.

Sponsors: 9