NY A03648

Amends Labor Law Section 740 to explicitly prohibit employer retaliation against employees who report discrimination violations under Article 15 of the Executive Law (New York Human Rights Law)

Adds protection for employees who disclose or threaten to disclose employer activities that constitute unlawful discrimination to a supervisor or public body

Creates new protection for employees who file discrimination complaints directly with their employer or through employer-established complaint procedures required under Labor Law Section 201-g

Expands existing whistleblower protections, which already cover reports of law violations and public health/safety dangers, to specifically include discrimination-related disclosures

Takes effect immediately upon passage