N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1967-a: Equal opportunity

§ 1967-a. Equal opportunity. 1. The authority shall ensure that all

employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal employment

opportunity without discrimination.

2. Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining contracts

or agreements, new employment opportunities created as a result of

projects of the agency shall be listed with the New York State

Department of Labor Community Services Division, and with the

administrative entity of the service delivery area created by the

federal job training partnership act (P.L. No. 97-300) in which the

project is located. Except as is otherwise provided by collective

bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of projects shall agree,

where practicable, to first consider persons eligible to participate in

federal job training partnership (P.L. No. 97-300) programs who shall be

referred by administrative entities of service delivery areas created

pursuant to such act or by community services division of the department

of labor for such new employment opportunities.