N.Y. Labor Law § 239: Provisions in contracts prohibiting discrimination on account of race, creed, color, national origin, age or sex

§ 239. Provisions in contracts prohibiting discrimination on account

of race, creed, color, national origin, age or sex. Every contract for

service work shall contain provisions by which the contractor agrees:

(1) that in the hiring of employees for the performance of work under

the contract or any subcontract thereunder within the territorial limits

of this state, no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person acting on

behalf of such contractor or subcontractor, shall by reason of race,

creed, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, discriminate

against any citizen of the state of New York who is qualified and

available to perform the work to which the employment relates;

(2) that no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person on his behalf

shall, in any manner, discriminate against or intimidate any employee

hired for the performance of work under the contract on account of race,

creed, color, national origin, age, sex or disability;

(3) that there may be deducted from the amount payable to the

contractor by the public agency under the contract a penalty of fifty

dollars for each person for each day during which such person was

discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of

the contract;

(4) that the contract may be cancelled or terminated by the public

agency, and all moneys due or to become due thereunder may be forfeited

for a second or any subsequent violation of the terms or conditions of

this section of the contract.