S 726: Waives the state's sovereign immunity in state and federal courts with regard to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 726 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to waiving the state's sovereign immunity to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Family and Medical Leave Act The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 16 2 to read as follows: 3 § 16. Waiver of state immunity. The state hereby waives its sovereign 4 immunity with regard to all claims, actions and proceedings brought 5 pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (P.L. 6 101-336, as amended), the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the 7 federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the federal 8 Family and Medical Leave Act. The provisions of such acts shall apply 9 to the state, and any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00051-01-5