Position Statement – 2019 A.2477-B (Englebright) /S.5343 (Kaminsky) Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Ban Strongly Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports legislation which would ban the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used agriculturally on food crops, and for non-agricultural uses including golf course maintenance and sod far application, and ... Read More
WBASNY Legislation
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2019 – A.3876 / S.2992
Position Statement – 2019 A.3876 (Englebright)/S.2992 (Kaminsky) New York State Climate and Community Protection Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) strongly supports the New York State Climate and Community Protection Act, which passed the Assembly in 2018 and has been reintroduced in the Assembly and Senate this legislative session. This ... Read More
2019 – A.5612 / S.4006
Position Statement – 2019 A.5612 (Weinstein) / S.4006 (Hoylman) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports A.5612/S.4006, which would amend the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law, (EPTL) Section 5-4.3 in relation to payment and distribution of damages in wrongful death actions. This law, which was enacted over 110 years ago, recognizes mostly ... Read More
2019 – A.5494 / S.3419
Position Statement – 2019 2019 A.5494 (Weprin) / S.3419 (Montgomery) Access to Identifying Information of Birth Parents Oppose This legislation would allow adult adoptees to receive a certified copy of their original long form birth certificate if 18 years of age or older. WBASNY opposes this legislation in its entirety because it mandates the disclosure of identifying information of birth ... Read More
2019 – A.1071-C / S.2071-B
Position Statement -2019 A.1071-C (Paulin) / S.2071-B (Hoylman) Child Parent Security Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the New York Child Parent Security Act (“The Act”). In considering support or opposition to compensated surrogacy agreements, WBASNY members weighed the benefits of this legislation against the ... Read More
2019 – S.3249 / A.271
Position Statement -2019 S.3249 (Salazar) / A.271 (Seawright) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports and strongly encourages the passage of A.5777/S.3754, which would prohibit employers from requiring an employee or person seeking employment to waive, arbitrate or otherwise diminish any existing or future claim, right or benefit to which the employee ... Read More
2019 – A.5308 -A / S.3692-A
Position Statement -2019 A.5308 -A (Crespo) / S.3692-A (Carlucci) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports this legislation, which would amend the Labor Law, to prohibit an employer from inquiring about a potential employee’s salary history before making an offer of employment. In addition, the legislation would prohibit an employer from requesting ... Read More
2019 – A.654 / S.2253
Position Statement -2019 A.654 (Paulin) / S.2253 (Hoylman) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports A.654/S.2253, which would repeal Penal Law Section 240.37, relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense. Currently, Section 240.37 causes irreparable harm to a vulnerable population. The repeal of this section of law would ... Read More