New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A11514 — Requires employment entities to engage in cooperative dialogue with certain persons regarding reasonable accommodations

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

The bill requires employers to discuss reasonable accommodations with certain individuals.

This legislation mandates that employers must engage in discussions with individuals requesting reasonable accommodations, specifically those with disabilities, religious needs, or who are victims of domestic violence. The goal is to ensure that these individuals' needs are understood and addressed.

What this means for you
  • Workers: If you are a worker with a disability, religious needs, or a victim of domestic violence, employers will need to discuss accommodations with you.

Summary

Requires employment entities to engage in cooperative dialogue with persons requesting reasonable accommodations, or who such employment entities reasonably should have known may require such reasonable accommodations, due to disability, religion, or status as a victim of domestic violence.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 292 of the executive law.

  • Section 292 of the executive law

    , → The entity from which the action is requested shall have the burden of proving that the proposed action or actions would impose undue hardship. 43. The term "cooperative dialogue" means a process: (a) by which an employment entity and an employee, prospective employ- ee, or member seeking a reasonable accommodation pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision three, paragraph (a) of subdivision ten, and/or para- graph (c) of subdivision twenty-two of section two hundred ninety-six of this article, engages in good faith in a written or oral dialogue concerning: (i) requested accommodation needs; (ii) potential accommodations that may address requested accommodation needs, including but not limited to alternatives to a requested accommo- dation; and italics (iii) the difficulties that such potential reasonable accommodation may pose for such employment entity; (b) that is intended to continue until an accommodation reasonable to both parties has been reached; (c) that is intended to be a process for integrating individuals requiring accommodations into the workplace as opposed to forcing them out; and (d) that continues expeditiously, where the results of such process are memorialized in writing, and a copy of such results are provided to the employee. 44. The term "employment entity" means an employer, employment agency, labor organization, licensing agency or employee or agent thereof. or disabilities or pregnancy-related condi- tions that should reasonably have been known, (e) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employment entity to refuse or otherwise fail to engage in a cooperative dialogue with a person who has requested a reasonable accommodation pursuant to this subdivision or who such employment entity knew or should reasonably have known may require such a reasonable accommodation. (e) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employment entity to refuse or otherwise fail to engage in a cooperative dialogue with a person who has requested a reasonable accommodation pursuant to this subdivision or who such employment entity knew or should reasonably have known may require such a reasonable accommodation. (7) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employment entity to refuse or otherwise fail to engage in a cooperative dialogue with a person who has requested a reasonable accommodation pursuant to this paragraph or who such employment entity knew or should reasonably have known may require such a reasonable accommodation.

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Action History

  1. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

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Frequently asked questions

What does A11514 do?
Requires employment entities to engage in cooperative dialogue with persons requesting reasonable accommodations, or who such employment entities reasonably should have known may require such reasonable accommodations, due to disability, religion, or status as a victim of domestic violence.
Who sponsors A11514?
A11514 is sponsored by Tony Simone.
What is the current status of A11514?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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