New York - Human Rights Law

On October 2, 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that requires employers with four or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, unless the employer can prove th

The New York City Council has voted to require employers to provide their workers with sick days, overriding Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto. The legislation requires New York City private-sector employers, outside of the manufacturing industry, to provide paid (or unpaid, for certain employers) sick

Executive Summary: The New York City Council has passed a law that will require businesses to provide either paid or unpaid sick leave (depending on the size of the employer) beginning April 1, 2014. The City Council passed the New York City Earned Sick Time Act by a vote of 45-3, which means it has

If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That is what the New York City Council (the Council) has done since 2009. And after four years, the result is a controversial sick leave law, the Earned Sick Time Act (the Act), which grants many employees in New York City up to 40 hours of paid sick

New York City is joining other jurisdictions, such as New Jersey, Oregon and the District of Columbia, with a law prohibiting discrimination against the unemployed. The New York City Council, on March 13, 2013, by a vote of 44 to 4 overrode Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of legislation amending the

The New York City Council recently passed a proposed law (Bill 814-A) that would prohibit employers in the city from discriminating against unemployed individuals. Although Mayor Bloomberg has promised to veto the bill, the City Council appears to have enough support to override a veto. If it passes

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has certified to New York’s highest state court, the New York Court of Appeals, this question of first impression: whether a plaintiff is barred from pursuing federal law discrimination claims under Title VII and the Americans with Disabili

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law all protect employees from workplace discrimination based on religious beliefs and practices, and impose an obligation on New York employers to provide reasonable accommodations for the rel