November 7, 2005 | Posted By Diane Pfadenhauer | print this article

Changes to New York City Human Rights Law

This article provides an overveiw of recent changes to the New York City Human Rights Law.  The new amendments, called the Local Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2005, make the following changes:

  1. [Domestic] "Parnership Status" has been added as a protected class.
  2. The definition of retaliation has been modified so that liability may be imposed even though there has been no adverse employment action, so long as the retaliation might deter an individual from engaging in protected activity.
  3. The $$$ penalities have increase.