Attachment 22 NYSAG Lefkowitz to Lasker-Present Governers Executive Order Certified 2017-07-25 doc 12 et seq

1977-07-12; Filed Transcript of Record 5-9-77- 

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i..OI.m~ .J. ~lll(f't(@Win 

~Y?Ol!Smi:V 0Sil'l&li>M. 

DEPARTMENT OF LAW 

TWO WORLD T~ADE CENTER 

NEW YORK, N.'l'. 10047 

~W31>§£o 4611•7111:1 

G~O .. GE 0. ZUCKERMAN 

A~~i®YA~ ATWe .. ~~V ~gW&lO-'>~ 

,.. Cl 

January 5, 1977 

Re: 

Percy v. Brennan 

73 Civ. 4279 

Han. Morris E. Lasker 

United States District Judge 

Southern District of New York 

United States Courthouse 

Foley Square 

New York, N.Y. 10007 

Dear ,Judge Lasker: 

Pursuant to your order of February 24, 1975, and 

your recent order extending jurisdic·tion in this 

matter, the State defendants submit to you herewi·th 

a copy of Governor Carey's Executive Order Number 45 

of January 4, 1977, the effective da·te of which is 

thirty days from the date. of the Executive Order. 

Regulations delineating an affirmative action plan 

irnplementing ·the Executive Order 1;o?'i11 be pronmlgated 

shortly and will likewise be submitted to the Court 

prior to their becoming effective. 

A copy of the affirmative action plan is being 

forwarded simultaneously to counsel for plaintiffs. 

It should be noted, however 1 tha.t counsel for plaintiffs 

were provided a draft of this plan on July 13, 

1976, and the const.ruction trade defendants were given 

a draft by the Industrial Commissioner on December 14, 

1976. 

Very truly yours, 

LOUIS J. LEFKOWITZ 

Attorney General 

By 

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NO. 45 

E X ~ C U T I V E 0 R D E R 

'.iVJ1EREAS, it is Lhe •2stablishecl pol icy of th(:"'! StAte of ~Se\',' York 

tro provide equal opportunity in employment and trainil·:g for all perso11s 

w3.thot:.t discri.mi.·;1.a-t.ion on account. of race, creed, color, na::ional oriqin, 

sex, age, disability or marital status, a11d to promote the full realization 

of such cgual 00portunity through affirmative, continuing progcams 

by contractors and t.heir suhcont.ractors in ·the performcui.CS of cont.ract:.s 

Vlith o:c for the State of Nbv York, anu 

1~1HERE~i\S, di.~crirnin.::.ti.on in employTnent by public con:~ractors 

·tends to decrease th.u po::Jl of a'·i.a.ilable l


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(b) 

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(d) 

·r11c Ot.3CC may prOF\U lga te~ con t:r:ac L p::::ovi :;;ions coasis tent 

with tl10 pur~o~;E~s and inter1t of this Order, for inclusion 

in every contract and agreement subject hereto. 

The OSCC wilJ. prepare st~r1da~dized forms to be utilized 

by conti-~ctors and by State aqer1cies for notices and 

compliance reports relating tb che oporatlon and implementation 

of the Order. 

The OSCC shall examine the employment practices of any State 

contractor or subcontractor, or direct sucl1 exa~ir1ation by 

the appropriate State agency, to assure the effectuation of 

the policies and purposes of this Executive Order. Where 

such examination is initiated by a State agency, il shall be 

conducted in accordance with procedures established by the 

OSCC and the agency shall report to the oscc any action taken 

or recor:1.mendcd. 

The OSCC shall use its best efforts, directly 2nd through 

C(Jiltracting agencies, otl1e~ governnental. agenci£s, cor1i:raclors, 

and all other available inst~umentalities, to cause any labor 

union whose n1cutb8rs are enqaqed ir1 work under State contractsr 

or any agency or body referring such workers or providing 

apprenticeship or training for or in the course cf such work, 

to cooperate in the imr-:;l.?.s and procedut't::s 

of St:.ate a•Jencies v:ith r.E-:spect: t.c compliance by tf:eE: 

wittt the provisio11s of tl1is Executive Order, and sh~ll require 

them to file performance rc~orts. 

(j) 

The OSCC may direct withdrawal of approval or funding granted 

by any State agency to any affirmative actlon or training 

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2.2 Constr,Jctiorl c:c)ntract- ~ny as defined i11 Sectio11 2.1 

of this Article for the erectl.on~ COll:~truclioJl, recc)nstruction, rc!1abilit~ti.on, 

alteration, conve~si.on, exte11s.ion, repair, landscaping, improvement, 

demolition of build.Lnqsr hi•;hv:ays .. or other rea.l properLy~ 

2 ~ 3 S11bcon ~:ract -· ;_-tny ctgrf::c~men t bc~t:\V(-2-en a con tx t.lc Lor· an·.i any p-::~.rsor 

under wl1ict1 any portion of the contr.~ctor's obli.gation i.s ~,crfor·li:cd, undertaken 

or asse1nwd. 

2~4 Statc-assistrlnce- i11cludes but is not limited to the fo~lowl.nq 

forms of assi.stance accc)r·ded to cc)ntractors or appllGa~ts directly or 

indirectly by the State of New York or any State ~3gcncy: }(Jans; fit1a11cia1 

gt1araJ1tecs: subsidies; gratlts; insurar1ce; tax abateme11ts; tn~ Gxemptions; 

dir rigl1ts; and the sal0, lease, disposition or lease-back of propertyc 

2.5 State agency- all_ agcrlcies of tt1e State., and all flUbl.ic 

benefit corporations, authorities, bureaus, depart1nents, bo~x-ds, 

or other bodies authorized or created by the Stale which operate wl1olly 

withi.n the Slate~ 

2,6 CoDtractiny agency- any StD·te agency wl1lch awards or 

administers a State or State-assistecl contract. 

co~nissions 

2. 7 ~..~cnt.l~act.or - .:lhy bidder for o.r a\IJax-dr:c of a contt·act, a:..; 

defined above, obtained th.t"ough competitive biddinq procedurccs or 

otherwi::~e. 

2.8 Applicant -an~' entity which appljE~s f~r State assistance, 

and .ir'lcludE:'S such applicant aftt?r it becor~tes a recipient of E31lch State 

assistance. 

2. 9 ltf..firmat:ivc: action p_roqrans - prc):-;l·amt: ,·).ppl-O'led or a..doptc~ri 

by the cornmissi.on0.r of lluman Hiqht:::;·t.u assure c.qu~·.l cmploymc~nl 

oppo.rtun:i.ty for m::Lnority· g.r:cn::.p pcx.-son:_; and VlOrncn by SLatt:: and Stat.easnisted 

contractors. Such programs shall iJ1Cl~t3£~~ at ~ mirlimum, 

provi.sions requiring contractors to rnake gtlod fait~~ c~ffcrts to a~l1ieve goals 

and tinr2tables designed to re::l"ct adequate utili?;ation of nJ.nority gt"oup 

persons anc1 '"~\'owen~ 

3~1 Except for cont1·acts exe;n~tcd in accorciancc wlt~t Article V 

hereof, all State co11tractin~ agencies shall include i11 2vcry cor1tract 

hereafter entered into, and the bid documents therefor, the following 

provi:::d.ons: 

{a) TlH:~ contract~or '~\'ill no-:: discriminate a.qainst. c1r:ployc~(:s (')r 

app~_icants for •:'mploynH:::nt bccau~;c of race, c~:eeJ, co:~.or¥ 

national origir1, sex, aqo, disabj_l1t~ or n~ari.tal st~tll~~ 

artd will undertake program~ of ~Ffirrnativc actiotl to insur£~ 

t.hat they are rlf for·dcd cqua.l employment cppo~tuni t j_es 

without discrimination. Such actior1 sl1Al1_ be tater1 witt1 

rt:::fe:cr.;:nco, but not be l_Lrnited -to: rccrl~it.mont, e1nployrnent, 

job assig~roent 1 proGotiOil, U[lgradirlg, dGmotiorl, tran~ferr 

la\'off, c)r termi11ation, ratos of pay or other forms of compe~sc:.tio!l, 

and sel~:!ction for~ trai~.inq or retra:-:__ning, in-- 

. eluding c;pprenticesrli.p and on-U:c-job tral.ni.ng. 

{b) 

If the contLactor is directed to do so by tl1e contracti:1q 

ag~~ncy or tttc Office of State Co11tract Co1npliance (h0renfter 

OSCC) y ~.--he contract:or ~;;hall requost each employment_ c'H:Jcncy, 

labor nn_iont or author·i ~~cd rcpresentati"'.!C~ t";f 1/,rockE~rs v..ri:.:h 

vJhich he hz.ts a collective bo-(getininq or othc!r c~s~recmcnt or 

i.Hic1•.3rstandin(J, to turr~is:1 1Ji.rn \\ 7 ith a wr.j_t_tcn ~::Latt?:me.nc Lllat 

such cmp1.oync:nt asr.:~ncy, luboY union or 1--c:preser!Lat-. .i•..?c 'f,.;i L1. 

not discrim~.Jlato because of rae~, creed, c~olor, nati.onal origitl, 

sex, age, disability o~ n1a~ital status a11d thi~t such labor 

un.Lon or repr~s~n~·ativ~ will affi.rmativ2ly cooper~te ill the 

~nplementation of the contractor's obligations hereunder 

and the purposes of Executive Order 45(1976). 

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(c) Th{~ contractor 'dill sj-:Jt.:c, in all solicitationt; or cvJvcr-++ 

t.i.sement.s for cmployercs rjJ.acE'd by ClX on behalf of the 

contractor, that all g~alified applicants will be afforded 

equul employment oppcr~uniti(:;:; \Yi.t.hout discr:i..mination 

because of race, creed, color, national origi11, sex, ase, 

disability or marital status. 

(d) The contractor will comply with all the prov~sions of 

Executive Ord0r 45 (l:rf1) . to interveu; 

and protect the interests of the State of New York. 

3 .. 2 Every Stz1te contract hcrr~a..fter entered into, c:.nd the 

biddi g docurnents thert~f

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Article IV - 

Contract Provisions : State Assisted Contracts 

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4- l Gach s t.a t,~ agency which ad:ninis ter s a program .i.nvol v i.ng 

State assistance as defined in Section 2.4, shall include in any contract 

entered into with an applicant for State Assistance provisions tbot said 

applicant undertake and agx:•28 to incorporate or c2use to l:Ha incorporated 

in all conlra.cts enterecl into by ttw applJ.cant purmwnt to 'che purposes 

for which the assistance is granted, the provisions 2rescribed LU 

Section 3.1 together with the provisions prescribed in Section 3.2 for 

prospective contractors. 

4. 2 T::ach such contract shall also require the arpLicant t.o 

undertal~c and a9r~e: (l) to assist and cooperate act._L_vely ~rVith the contractir1g 

agency ahd tl1e OSCC l11 obtain:l~g the compliance of COJ1tractcrs 

and subcant:cacto1:s •,.;:ith St1ch provisions; ( 2) to obtain and to .furnj o;h to 

the contracting agency and to oscc such information as they may recruire 

for th~~ supervision o.f such compliance; {3) to carr? out sanct-.ions fot' 

violation oE suci1 obligations~ imposed upo11 contractors and subcontractors 

by t.i'e Cornmissionor of lhlmm-, Rights or t:he contracting agency pu:rsu:mt to 

Article VTT o.f this Executive Order; and (4) to r(:frain from e;;tering into 

any contr


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6~2 All State ag0ncies shall require every con~ractor working 

on a. State or State-assisted contract to file, ,,nd to cause C'Jcl1 of its 

subc:ontrac1:ot:-s to fiJ.e, such pc.r-iodic compliance L{~pox-t-..s as t:J1e Commissioner 

of Human Riqhts may prt;;~;cribc~ by rule or res-Julatior1.. Sta7:.e. aqouci.es shall 

require each StiCh contractor to keep and ma.intain such records pertaining 

to its employment practices as the Corn.F:issioner of n·J.rr:an I?..i~;;hts may prescribe 

by rule or regulation, atld sl1all cause its subcontractors to keep and 

mainta.in such records. 

6. 3 Onder rulGs c.nd regulat.ion:s presccibE~d by the Com.r:.-1issioner 

of fiumari Rights, each agency compliance ()fficer shall make every effort 

.to secure compli,ance •.v'Ji:-.h the contract provisions requir.~d pursuant to 

Articles III


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7~2 'T'he Cor.rrnissioner of Human nj'-]hts in a.d~.lition to. or in place 

of the foregoing and without a hearing, may: 

{a) Pub.l.i.::;h or ca.u:::~~ t.o be published the t"lJ:G.i.eS of unions or 

o·th·:::r bodies o.nd orqanizat:Lons vvhicl: tho Commissioner has 

concluded hdvc: interfered w.i.th or imp·2ded cor~:pJ .. i.tutc:e· v~~.i. Lh 

the contract provisions or


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If any part of this Ordqr cr tha npplication there(>( ~0 a~v J?~~r~~o~ 

or circumstances be adjuc1~lE?c1 invalid by a.ny court of cnmpelcnt :ji~rf~dlcti~;n.·, 

such jtldgement sl1all be cor1fin2d in its operation to the part, provision or 

application directly involved ir. t.he cont:r·oversy in which such juocp:1ent 

shall have been render~d and shall not affect or in~air the validity of the 

remainder nf this Executive Order or the application thereof to other persons 

or circumstances. 

Executiv0 Order No. 43r dated January 2·1, 1971, and continu2d by 

Ekecutive Order No. 1, dated JallLJary 1, 1975, is hereby revoked and sup~rs2ded 

by this Executive Order, whicl1 shalJ. become effective thirty (30) days after 

its date. 

GIVEN under my hand and the ~rivy 

Seal of the State at the Capitol 

in the Cl ty of 7'\.lbar::y this fT -rt_. 

yo ... "'..v...o...""'Y, 

day of 'fl.ee0Rlli4i, :l n the year 

of our Lord, o~1e thousar1d nine 

SJl..A-~·-Y\ • 

hundred sevc:ty-..,...,_ 

BY 'l'tlE GOVEH.t:rOR: 

Secretary to the Governor: 

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