New York Civil Rights Law Article 4 - Equal Rights in Places of Public Accommodation and Amusement

• 40 - Equal Rights in Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Amusement.
  All persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any places of...
• 40-a - Inquiry Concerning Religion or Religious Affiliations of Person Seeking Employment or Official Position in Public Schools Prohibited.
  No person, agency, bureau, corporation or association employed or maintained to obtain or aid in obtaining positions for teachers, principals, superintendents, clerks or other employees...
• 40-b - Wrongful Refusal of Admission to and Ejection From Places of Public Entertainment and Amusement.
  No person, agency, bureau, corporation or association, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public entertainment and amusement...
• 40-c - Discrimination.
  1. All persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be entitled to the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision...
• 40-d - Penalty for Violation.
  Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing section, or subdivision three of section 240.30 or section 240.31 of the penal...
• 40-e - Innkeepers and Carriers Refusing to Receive Guests and Passengers.
  A person, who, either on his own account or as agent or officer of a corporation, carries on business as innkeeper, or as common carrier...
• 40-f - Discrimination Against Person or Class in Price for Admission.
  If a person who owns, occupies, manages or controls a building, park, inclosure or other place, opens the same to the public generally at stated...
• 40-g - Discrimination Against United States Uniform.
  A person who excludes from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation, facility or privilege furnished by innkeepers or common carriers, amusement or resort, any person...
• 41 - Penalty for Violation.
  Any person who or any agency, bureau, corporation or association which shall violate any of the provisions of sections forty, forty-a, forty-b or forty-two or...
• 42 - Discrimination by Utility Companies.
  It shall be unlawful for any public utility company, as defined in the public service law, to refuse to employ any person in any capacity...
• 43 - Discrimination by Labor Organizations Prohibited.
  As used in this section, the term "labor organization" means any organization which exists and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part,...
• 44 - Discrimination by Industries Involved in Defense Contracts.
  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation engaged to any extent whatsoever in the production, manufacture or distribution of military or naval...
• 44-a - Protecting Civil and Public Rights.
  A person who: 1. Excludes a citizen of this state, by reason of race, color, creed, national origin or previous condition of servitude, from any...
• 45 - Powers of Administration Vested in Industrial Commissioner.
  The industrial commissioner may enforce the provisions of sections forty-two, forty-three and forty-four of this chapter. For this purpose he may use the powers of...

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