* § 79-n. Funeral or bereavement leave. No employer who extends to its
employees funeral or bereavement leave for the death of an employee's
spouse or the child, parent or other relative of the spouse shall deny
the same leave to an employee for the death of the employee's same-sex
committed partner or the child, parent or other relative of the
committed partner. For the purposes of this section, same-sex committed
partners are those who are financially and emotionally interdependent in
a manner commonly presumed of spouses.
* NB There are 2 § 79-n's
Structure New York Laws
Article 7 - Miscellaneous Rights and Immunities
70-A - Actions Involving Public Petition and Participation; Recovery of Damages.
70-B - Unlawful Interference With Protected Rights.
71 - Damages in Action for Suing in Name of Another.
72 - Term of Imprisonment of Civil Prisoner.
73 - Code of Fair Procedure for Investigating Agencies.
74 - Privileges in Action for Libel.
75 - Defamation by Radio or Television.
76 - Action for Libel: Evidence, Separate Verdicts.
76-A - Actions Involving Public Petition and Participation; When Actual Malice to Be Proven.
77 - Special Damages in Action for Slander of a Woman.
78 - Mitigating Circumstances in Action for Libel or Slander.
79 - Forfeiture of Office and Suspension of Civil Rights.
79-A - Consequence of Sentence to Imprisonment for Life.
79-B - Forfeiture of Property on Conviction Abolished.
79-C - Convict Protected by Law.
79-F - Liability for Acts of Persons Assisting Police Officers.
79-G - Filing of Certificates of Honorable Discharge With County Clerks.
79-H - Special Provisions Relating to Persons Employed By, or Connected With, News Media.
79-I - Discrimination Against Person Who Refuses to Perform Certain Act Prohibited.
79-J - Confidentiality of Records in Multi-State Information System.
79-K - Civil Immunity for Certain Persons Assisting in Emergency Situations.
79-L - Confidentiality of Records of Genetic Tests.
79-N - Bias-Related Violence or Intimidation; Civil Remedy.
79-N*2 - Funeral or Bereavement Leave.
79-O - Close Captioning in Places of Public Accomodation, Resort or Amusement.
79-P - Recording Certain Activities.
79-P*2 - Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathroom Facilities.
79-Q - Collection of Gender or Sex Designation Information by State Agencies.