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
WBASNY Legislation
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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
2019 – A.2665-A / S.4657-S
Position Statement -2019 A.2665-A (Lavine) / S.4657-S (Holyman) Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports this legislation, which would establish the right of tenants to call for police or emergency assistance without fear of losing their housing as a result of landlord actions or local nuisance laws. This legislation is particularly important to ... Read More
A.5621 / S.4686
Position Statement – 2019 A.5621 / S.4686 Oppose WBASNY strongly opposes those portions of A.5621/S-4686 that provide for release of forensic reports, notes and raw data to the parties, including pro se litigants. We are particularly concerned about the great potential for the irreparable harm that will result from intentional or unintentional dissemination of the contents of forensic ... Read More
2018 – H.R. 6545
Position Statement -2018 H.R. 6545 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), an association of more than 4,300 members, urges federal legislators to support H.R. 6545, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 (the “Act” or “VAWA”), sponsored by ... Read More
2017 – Resolution – Wage Equality
WHEREAS, the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York is the second largest statewide bar association in New York, and WHEREAS, the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York includes, in its mission, “to promote the advancement of the status of women in society and of women in the legal profession; and to act as a unified voice for its members with respect to ... Read More
2018 – A.7034-A / S.6893-A
Position Statement -2018 A.7034-A (Titone) / S.6893-A (Lanza) Support Requires casinos and other gaming facilities train employees in human trafficking recognition. WBASNY strongly supports this bill which amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 210 to require employees of gaming facilities to complete human trafficking recognition training either established or approved by the ... Read More