Unlawful discriminatory practices relating to domestic workers

§ 296-b. Unlawful discriminatory practices relating to domestic
workers. 1. For the purposes of this section: "Domestic workers" shall
have the meaning set forth in section two of the labor law.

2. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to:

(a) Engage in unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors,
or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature to a domestic
worker when: (i) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or
implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment; (ii)
submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as
the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii)
such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with
an individual's work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile,
or offensive working environment.

(b) Subject a domestic worker to harassment as set out in paragraph
(h) of subdivision 1 of section two hundred ninety-six of this article.