LI rental complex reaches $11G settlement over housing bias allegations newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The move will “expand and reorganize” the state’s previous Division of Human Rights, according to a statement released Tuesday by the office of Attorney General Mark Herring, whose office oversees it.
City Bar Clarifies Rules on Discrimination Complaints Under Rule 8.4(g)
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December 24 2020
New York is no stranger to anti-discrimination laws. The value of treating individuals equitably is, of course, imbued in our state law (which establishes a formal Division of Human Rights to resolve discrimination claims) and much of our local law (NYC, for example, has its own body of Human Rights Law recognizing a unique set of protected characteristics that musn’t serve as a basis for discrimination). But that value is also enshrined within our Rules of Professional Conduct, and most directly through Rule 8.4(g)’s prohibition on “unlawful[] discriminat[ion] in the practice of law, including in hiring, promoting or otherwise determining conditions of employment on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status or sexual orientation.”
Ex-Sen. Jeff Klein sought to keep his case on harassment allegations sealed
Ex-Sen. Jeff Klein sought to keep his case on harassment allegations sealed
A judge last week rejected Klein s request to keep the records sealed and list him only as John Doe
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Former legislative employee Erica Vladimer describes her story of sexual harassment during a joint public hearing on sexual harassment in the workplace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, NY. (Phoebe Sheehan/Times Union)Phoebe Sheehan/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy has ordered his staff to prepare for the possibility of sending oxygen machines.
“By deploying these resources, we are sending a message loud and clear that hate has no place in our state online or in person and that New York will always support and protect those targeted for crimes based on who they are or what they believe,” continued the governor.
The Division of Human Rights is expected to coordinate a virtual forum for the school community to help families discuss the incident and learn about resources to combat hate, as well as how to deal with other impacts from the hacking.