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NY S05874
Bill
Status
Engrossed
6/21/2013
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Little
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AI Summary
- Expands attorney's fees awards in housing discrimination cases and adds new authority to award reasonable attorney's fees in employment or credit discrimination cases where sex is a basis of discrimination
- Allows the commissioner or court to award attorney's fees to prevailing or substantially prevailing parties, with respondents/defendants only able to recover fees if they show the action was frivolous
- Requires prevailing respondents in employment discrimination cases to have been found liable for committing an unlawful discriminatory practice before becoming eligible for attorney's fees
- Defines "frivolous" proceedings as those commenced in bad faith to delay litigation or harass another party, or commenced without reasonable basis and unsupported by good faith legal arguments
- Applies to the Department of Financial Services credit discrimination authority and takes effect 90 days after enactment for actions commenced on or after that date
Legislative Description
Relates to the provision of attorney's fees in cases of housing, employment or credit discrimination.
Last Action
referred to codes
6/18/2014
Committee Referrals
Codes6/18/2014
Rules1/8/2014
Codes6/21/2013
Rules6/18/2013
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