NY S05055

Department of Labor, in consultation with the Division of Human Rights, shall create an interactive model training program on racial equity, social justice, and implicit bias

Training program must include definitions and examples of racial equity, social justice, and implicit bias; conduct that violates these principles; best practices to avoid inequity; impact on communities; and employee redress rights

Commissioner shall prepare templates of the training program in English and additional languages based on state population demographics, to be made available to employers upon request

Model training program shall be reviewed and reapproved by the Department of Labor and Division of Human Rights on a biennial basis

Act takes effect 180 days after becoming law; Department of Labor is authorized to begin creating the program immediately upon enactment