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N.Y. TRA Law § 427

This is the official text of N.Y. TRA Law § 427, part of New York’s TRA Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "TRA Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Equal employment opportunity program

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§ 427. Equal employment opportunity program. 1. All contracts for\ndesign, construction, services and materials for transportation\ninfrastructure renewal projects of whatever nature and all documents\nsoliciting bids or proposals therefor shall contain or make reference to\nthe following provisions:\n a. The contractor will not discriminate against employees or\napplicants for employment because of race, creed, color, national\norigin, sex, age, disability, or marital status, and will undertake or\ncontinue existing programs of affirmative action to ensure that minority\ngroup persons and women are afforded equal opportunity without\ndiscrimination. Such programs shall include, but not be limited to,\nrecruitment, employment, job assignment, promotion, upgrading, demotion,\ntransfer, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of\ncompensation, and selections for training or retraining, including\napprenticeship and on-the-job training.\n b. At the request of the department, the contractor shall request each\nemployment agency, labor union, or authorized representative of workers\nwith which it has a collective bargaining or other agreement or\nunderstanding and which is involved in the performance of the contract\nwith the agency to furnish a written statement that such employment\nagency, labor union or representative shall not discriminate because of\nrace, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital\nstatus and that such union or representative will cooperate in the\nimplementation of the contractor's obligations hereunder.\n c. The contractor will state, in all solicitations or advertisements\nfor employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor in the\nperformance of the contract with the agency, that all qualified\napplicants will be afforded equal employment opportunity without\ndiscrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age,\ndisability or marital status.\n d. The contractor will include the provisions of paragraphs a through\nc of this subdivision in every subcontract or purchase order in such a\nmanner that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or\nvendor as to its work in connection with the contract with the agency.\n 2. The governor shall establish procedures and guidelines to ensure\nthat contractors and subcontractors undertake programs of affirmative\naction and equal employment opportunity as required by this section.\nSuch procedures may require after notice in a bid solicitation, the\nsubmission of an affirmative action program prior to the award of any\ncontract, or at any time thereafter, and may require the submission of\ncompliance reports relating to the operation and implementation of any\naffirmative action program adopted hereunder. The governor may take\nappropriate action to effectuate the provisions of this section and\nshall be responsible for monitoring compliance with this article.\n

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