IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST...
The Human Rights Law protects individuals from discrimination based on their age, creed, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, conviction record, predisposing genetic characteristics, and familial status (in housing only). If you believe you have been discriminated against based on one of these traits or characteristics, you may have a valid complaint of unlawful discrimination.
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PRIOR ARREST RECORDS, YOUTHFUL OFFENDER ADJUDICATIONS AND SEALED RECORDS
It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to make any inquiry about any arrest or criminal accusation of an individual, not then pending against that individual, which has been resolved in favor of the accused or resolved by a youthful offender adjudication or resulted in a sealed conviction. It is unlawful to require any individual to divulge information pertaining to any such arrest or criminal accusation or to take any adverse action based on such an arrest or criminal accusation.
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NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RULES IN FAVOR OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASES
July 10, 2012 | New York
The New York State Division of Human Rights recently issued two orders in favor of female employees subjected to egregious sexual harassment in the workplace. The victims were awarded a combined total of almost $200,000 in damages. The decisions also require both employers to pay civil fines and penalties and implement formal anti-discrimination policies and reporting mechanisms for employees who believe they are being discriminated against.
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