N.Y. GMU Law § 858-B

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Equal employment opportunities

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§ 858-b. Equal employment opportunities. 1. Each agency shall ensure\nthat all employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal\nemployment opportunity without discrimination.\n 2. Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining contracts\nor agreements, new employment opportunities created as a result of\nprojects of the agency shall be listed with the New York state\ndepartment of labor community services division, and with the\nadministrative entity of the service delivery area created by the\nfederal job training partnership act (P.L. No. 97-300) in which the\nproject is located. Except as is otherwise provided by collective\nbargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of projects shall agree,\nwhere practicable, to first consider persons eligible to participate in\nthe federal job training partnership (P.L. No. 97-300) programs who\nshall be referred by administrative entities of service delivery areas\ncreated pursuant to such act or by the community services division of\nthe department of labor for such such new employment opportunities.\n

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