New York Executive Law Article 15 - HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

• 290 - Purposes of Article.
  1. This article shall be known as the "Human Rights Law". 2. It shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state...
• 291 - Equality of Opportunity a Civil Right.
  1. The opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, marital status, or disability,...
• 292 - Definitions.
  When used in this article: 1. The term "person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers....
• 293 - Division of Human Rights.
  1. There is hereby created in the executive department a division of human rights hereinafter in this article called the division. The head of such...
• 294 - General Policies of Division.
  The division shall formulate policies to effectuate the purposes of this article and may make recommendations to agencies and officers of the state or local...
• 295 - General Powers and Duties of Division.
  The division, by and through the commissioner or his or her duly authorized officer or employee, shall have the following functions, powers and duties: 1....
• 296 - Unlawful Discriminatory Practices.
  1. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice: (a) For an employer or licensing agency, because of an individual's age, race, creed, color, national origin,...
• 296-a - Unlawful Discriminatory Practices in Relation to Credit.
  1. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any creditor or any officer, agent or employee thereof: a. In the case of applications for...
• 296-b - Unlawful Disciminatory Practices Relating to Domestic Workers.
  296-b. Unlawful discriminatory practices relating to domestic workers. 1. For the purposes of this section: "Domestic workers" shall have the meaning set forth in section...
• 296-c - Unlawful Disciminatory Practices Relating to Interns.
  296-c. Unlawful discriminatory practices relating to interns. 1. As used in this section, "Intern" means a person who performs work for an employer for the...
• 297 - Procedure.
  1. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice may, by himself or herself or his her attorney-at-law, make, sign and file...
• 298 - Judicial Review and Enforcement.
  Any complainant, respondent or other person aggrieved by an order of the commissioner which is an order after public hearing, a cease and desist order,...
• 298-a - Application of Article to Certain Acts Committed Outside the State of New York.
  1. The provisions of this article shall apply as hereinafter provided to an act committed outside this state against a resident of this state or...
• 299 - Penal Provision.
  Any person, employer, labor organization or employment agency, who or which shall wilfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the division or any of its...
• 300 - Construction.
  The provisions of this article shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purposes thereof. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to...
• 301 - Separability.
  If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall, for any reason, be adjudged...

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