§ 220-e. Provisions in contracts prohibiting discrimination on account\nof race, creed, color or national origin in employment of citizens upon\npublic works. Every contract for or on behalf of the state or a\nmunicipality for the construction, alteration or repair of any public\nbuilding or public work or for the manufacture, sale or distribution of\nmaterials, equipment or supplies shall contain provisions by which the\ncontractor with the state or municipality agrees:\n (a) That in the hiring of employees for the performance of work under\nthis contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor,\nsubcontractor, nor any person acting on behalf of such contractor or\nsubcontractor, shall by reason of race, creed, color, disability, sex or\nnational origin discriminate against any citizen of the state of New\nYork who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the\nemployment relates;\n (b) That no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person on his behalf\nshall, in any manner, discriminate against or intimidate any employee\nhired for the performance of work under this contract on account of\nrace, creed, color, disability, sex or national origin;\n (c) That there may be deducted from the amount payable to the\ncontractor by the state or municipality under this contract a penalty of\nfifty dollars for each person for each calendar day during which such\nperson was discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the\nprovisions of the contract;\n (d) That this contract may be cancelled or terminated by the state or\nmunicipality, and all moneys due or to become due hereunder may be\nforfeited, for a second or any subsequent violation of the terms or\nconditions of this section of the contract; and\n (e) The aforesaid provisions of this section covering every contract\nfor or on behalf of the state or a municipality for the manufacture,\nsale or distribution of materials, equipment or supplies shall be\nlimited to operations performed within the territorial limits of the\nstate of New York.\n
‹ Prev All New York sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.