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NY A04358
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Fall
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AI Summary
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Requires employers to engage in a "cooperative dialogue" (good faith written or oral discussion) with employees requesting religious accommodations before claiming they cannot reasonably accommodate the request
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Expands protected religious observances to explicitly include "religious holidays" in addition to sabbath and other holy days
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Prohibits employers from requiring employees to be present at work during religious observances, including reasonable travel time, unless it causes undue hardship
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Makes it unlawful for employers to refuse to engage in cooperative dialogue when an employee requests leave for religious observance
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Updates gendered language throughout the statute to gender-neutral terms (e.g., "his or her" changed to "such person's")
Legislative Description
Requires employers to engage in a good faith cooperative dialogue with employees who request accommodation due to a religious practice or observance.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026