NY A01199

Requires the Department of Labor to create a model management policy defining and prohibiting sexual harassment, including employee rights, complaint resolution channels, and sanctions for harassers and supervisors who allow misconduct to continue

Mandates the Department of Labor to develop a model training program covering federal and state sexual harassment laws, available remedies, and supervisor-specific training requirements

Expands the definition of unlawful discriminatory practice to include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that affects employment terms, decisions, or creates a hostile work environment

Establishes that sexual harassment claims can proceed regardless of the severity or pervasiveness of the conduct, with employers only able to defend by proving the conduct amounted to "petty slights and trivial annoyances"

Requires the Secretary of State to notify entities paying filing fees about state sexual harassment laws and provide information developed under the new Labor Law provisions, taking effect 180 days after enactment