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29 Oct 2020, 3:25 pm
According to the New York Human Rights Law, an employee cannot be discriminated against for a physical or mental disability, and employers have a duty to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities whenever possible. [read post]
17 Aug 2022, 3:42 pm
After that, he filed a disability discrimination lawsuit under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), and New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). [read post]
2 Nov 2017, 9:50 am
Last month, New York’s highest court took the unprecedented step of construing the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) more narrowly than its state and federal counterparts to bar plaintiffs’ city law disability discrimination claims. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 10:16 am
But right off the bat, when someone calls you and says, look, I’m on claim with New York Life. [read post]
16 Jul 2013, 7:37 am
New York State Division of Human Rights, a 1997 case, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that simply being overweight is not a disability under the NYHRL. [read post]
29 Jun 2008, 12:30 am
Ironically, their presence often revealed the degree to which even a venue like the UN headquarters building in New York was not fully accessibleâ€â [read post]
18 May 2011, 2:32 pm
The New York City Transit claims that under new guidelines, 40 percent of people with disabilities can walk one to five blocks to a bus stop. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 5:34 am
The American Society of International Law International Courts and Tribunals Interest Group and the Disability Rights Interest Group will be hosting a luncheon Panel Discussion on “The Need for a Disability Rights Tribunal in Asia and the Pacific” on Monday, September 29, 2014, from noon to 2 pm at the New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, New York 10013. [read post]
22 Dec 2009, 4:09 pm
Phillips sued, claiming New York City denied her reasonable accommodations for her disability and fired her because of her disability, in violation of the New York State Human Rights Law and the New York City Human Rights Law. [read post]
21 Jan 2016, 1:00 pm
The New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) forbids employment discrimination on the basis of a number of protected characteristics, such as age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender (including gender identity and sexual harassment), disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, alienage, and citizenship status. [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 9:09 am
It's something our New York employment litigation attorneys take very seriously. [read post]
18 Jul 2023, 2:52 pm
The post New York City Expands Its Human Rights Law to Protect Workers from Size Discrimination appeared first on New York Employment Attorney Blog. [read post]
24 Mar 2021, 9:00 pm
O’Donnell in 2020 by the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc. [read post]
6 Jan 2019, 8:00 am
Click here to Read a FREE excerptfrom Disability Benefits for fire, police and other public sector personnel.Click here to Read a FREE excerpt from The Discipline Book concerning the due process rights of public employees in New York State.Click here to Read a FREE excerpt from A Reasonable Disciplinary Penalty Under the Circumstances applied to public employees in New York State.Click here to Read a FREE excerpt from The… [read post]
6 Jan 2019, 8:00 am
Click here to Read a FREE excerptfrom Disability Benefits for fire, police and other public sector personnel.Click here to Read a FREE excerpt from The Discipline Book concerning the due process rights of public employees in New York State.Click here to Read a FREE excerpt from A Reasonable Disciplinary Penalty Under the Circumstances applied to public employees in New York State.Click here to Read a FREE excerpt from The… [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 9:51 am
These principles bring New York State law in alignment with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 4:00 am
New York State's Human Rights Law and the New York City's Human Rights Law are not identical2014 NY Slip Op 02098, Court of AppealsInitially employed by the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation [HHC] in 1979, Plaintiff was diagnosed with an occupational lung disease. [read post]
29 Aug 2006, 10:13 am
In a statement [text] released by his official spokesman in New York, Annan called the committee's approval of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities an "historic [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 7:45 am
New York has allowed a human rights crisis to fester in its prisons. [read post]
1 Jul 2020, 11:44 am
June 18, 2020), a decision analyzing the more stringent requirements under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) for employers to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities, compared to the requirements under the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). [read post]
