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New York Consolidated Laws, Labor Law - LAB § 10-c. Workforce guidance and information for women initiative

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. The department shall provide guidance to local workforce investment boards and staff, to enable them to better educate and inform both women and men about higher paying jobs and careers including jobs traditionally dominated by men. Such guidance shall promote program services for job seekers that provide:

(a) current information about compensation for jobs and careers that offer high earning potential including jobs that are traditionally dominated by men;

(b) counseling, skills development and training that encourage both women and men to seek employment in such jobs;

(c) referrals to employers offering such jobs; and

(d) current local labor market information regarding the gender wage gap and specific self-sufficiency rates for families living and working in that local labor market.

2. The commissioner shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly an annual evaluation report of the initiative no later than January first, two thousand eighteen, and every year thereafter. The report shall include:

(a) how many women were referred to counseling or skills development and training for jobs and careers that offer high earning potential, including jobs traditionally dominated by men;

(b) how many women were referred to such jobs;

(c) the ratio of women to men in such jobs and any change in that ratio from the previous year; and

(d) any other information the commissioner deems relevant.

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