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19Aug

New York State Amends the Human Rights Law (Again) to Prohibit Discrimination on the Basis of Employees’ Religious Attire, Clothing and Facial Hair

On August 9, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law that expressly prohibits discrimination based on religious attire, clothing or facial hair. This amendment becomes effective on October 8,...
By: Hodgson Russ LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-york-state-amends-the-human-rights-65249/

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