Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
Authorizes pharmacists to administer injections for contraceptive use.
Requires high-sugar beverages to be labeled with a safety warning stating that the beverage contains 100% or more of the FDA recommended daily intake of added sugar.
Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.
Increases membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority, including members representative of commuters' advisory councils.
Expands eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid family leave benefits; makes conforming technical changes.
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each health care facility a list of its policy-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.
Relates to adding spina bifida to the definition of developmental disability in the mental hygiene law.
