All employers are required to provide written notice of employees’ rights under the Human Rights Law both in the form of a displayed poster and as an information sheet distributed to individual employees at the time of hire. This document satisfies the information sheet requirement.
All New Yorkers deserve to have equal access to housing, employment, and public places. Our factsheets give a snapshot of rights and responsibilities under the NYC Human Rights Law.
This document provides information regarding new protections for tenants and individuals seeking housing who are victims/survivors of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, with a specific focus on obligations of housing providers.
Executive Order 16 requires all City agencies to ensure that City employees and members of the public have access to single-sex facilities consistent with their gender identity or expression without being required to show identification.
Brokers, real estate agents, and owners cannot treat current or prospective tenants differently or refuse to rent to them because they receive subsidies or vouchers. This FAQ factsheet will help brokers meet your obligations as a real estate agent.
"Five Things You Need to Know" - Lawful Source of Income Factsheet for Tenants. The NYC Commission on Human Rights protects you from lawful source of income discrimination in housing.
Factsheet covers protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of actual or perceived immigration status or national origin.
This document provides information regarding new protections for tenants and individuals seeking housing who are victims/survivors of domestic violence, sex offenses.
Salary History Law Factsheet for Job Applicants to know their rights as it relates to the ban on employers being able to use salary history to make employment decisions
By law, businesses must make single-occupant bathrooms available for persons of any gender. A sign must be posted near the bathroom's entrance indicating that it is open to all genders.
Fair Chance Act makes it illegal for most employers in NYC to ask about criminal record of job aplicants in ads, on applications, or in interviews-before making an offer.
Protections Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression: 5 Things You Should Know About Protections Based on Actual or Perceived LGBTQ Status
If you work in NYC, you have rights regardless of immigration status, national origin, or country of origin.
In addition to the languages checked off, it's also available in Nepali, Tagalog, Thai, Tibetan, Vietnamese, and Punjabi.
Employers: What You Need to Know About Social Security Administration No-Match Letters. Taking an adverse action against an employee due to a discrepancy, such as putting an employee on leave or terminating employment, could violate the NYC Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
This report, using focus group and survey results, details the concerns of New York City’s home-based paid care workers whose voices are too often unheard or disregarded by policymakers or by the wider public.
This report details emerging gaps in labor protections and offers policy solutions to these growing concerns. It summarizes the testimony of 110 workers given during a public hearing in April 2017.
Paid care workers are workers who care for people in their homes and include home health aides, personal care aides, home attendants, nannies, caregivers, and house cleaners. DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources.