A1182 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Provides that the court shall not reduce jury awards as excessive in employment discrimination actions unless the court finds exceptional circumstances which compel the conclusion that the jury was influenced by partiality, prejudice, mistake or corruption or that remittitur or additur is necessary to avoid a complete miscarriage of justice.
- Title
- Relates to certain jury awards in employment discrimination actions
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-05-11
- In committee
- Judiciary
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Active version
- A1182A
- Law section
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
Sponsors
- Rebecca A. Seawright Assembly Member, District 76
Co-sponsors
- Al Taylor Assembly Member, District 71
Heard in committee
- Judiciary NY State Assembly committee