§ 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\nof race, creed, color, national origin, age or sex. Every contract for\nservice work shall contain provisions by which the contractor agrees:\n (1) that in the hiring of employees for the performance of work under\nthe contract or any subcontract thereunder within the territorial limits\nof this state, no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person acting on\nbehalf of such contractor or subcontractor, shall by reason of race,\ncreed, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, discriminate\nagainst any citizen of the state of New York who is qualified and\navailable to perform the work to which the employment relates;\n (2) that no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person on his behalf\nshall, in any manner, discriminate against or intimidate any employee\nhired for the performance of work under the contract on account of race,\ncreed, color, national origin, age, sex or disability;\n (3) that there may be deducted from the amount payable to the\ncontractor by the public agency under the contract a penalty of fifty\ndollars for each person for each day during which such person was\ndiscriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of\nthe contract;\n (4) that the contract may be cancelled or terminated by the public\nagency, and all moneys due or to become due thereunder may be forfeited\nfor a second or any subsequent violation of the terms or conditions of\nthis section of the contract.\n