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.
CRIMINAL RECORD? YOU CAN WORK WITH THAT. Criminal history can’t be part of the hiring process until after a job offer. That means you get a fair chance, and employers get to consider more candidates.
CRIMINAL RECORD? YOU CAN WORK WITH THAT. When employers consider qualifications first, more New Yorkers go to work. That makes businesses strong and powers our economy.
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.
NEW YORKERS ARE MORE THAN THEIR CREDIT SCORES. NYC passed the nation’s strongest ban on employment credit checks. Let’s grow New York businesses and workforces with fairness and equal opportunity for all.
Information about GI Bill Housing Allowances. Qualifying student veterans pursuing higher education in New York City may utilize G.I. Bill housing allowances to subsidize the cost of renting an apartment.
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).
Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Anti-Semitism in NYC Leading Up To And Following the 2016 Presidential Election: A Report on Discrimination, Bias, And Acts of Hate Experienced by Muslim, Arab, South Asian, Jewish, and Sikh New Yorkers
KEY CHANGES TO THE COMMISSION’S RULES OF PRACTICE
As of September 6, 2019, new rules of practice go into effect governing the management, investigation, and litigation of cases at the Commission.
Describes FAQs about public charge and Trump administration's rule proposal. Details resources for legal services and calls for action on submitting a comment
The Mayor's Office of Information Privacy, lead by the Chief Privacy Officer, has released the city's first privacy protection protocols for the City of New York. This Policy sets forth the baseline requirements for City agencies relating to the protection of identifying information.
In February 2021, the Chief Privacy Officer (“CPO”) released revised privacy protection policies and protocols for New York City (“CPO Policies”). The CPO, who heads Mayor’s Office of Information Privacy (“MOIP”), first issued the CPO Policies in January 2019.
Local Law 11 of 2012 requires City-managed data be made available to the public through a single web portal. This document defines the Citywide policies, standards, and guidelines required to support that legislation as amended.
The 2016 New York City Guide for the Diplomatic & Consular Corps provides useful information on accessing a range of City services and addressing City-related issues in an effort to aid Mission and Consular officials as they integrate fully and seamlessly into the fabric of the City of NYC.
This guide provides a summary of the rights and responsibilities, pertinent to residential properties and leases, of diplomatic tenants and their landlords in New York City. It also includes steps that can be taken to address violations, as well as relevant points of contact.