2019-Feb 8: New York Codifies Ban against Gender Identity or Expression Discrimination

New York Codifies Ban against Gender Identity or Expression Discrimination

On January 25, 2019, New York State enacted the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA”) prohibiting employers from discharging, refusing to hire or discriminating against an individual on the basis of gender identity or expression. The new law defines gender identity or expression as “a person’s actual or perceived genderrelated identity, appearance, behavior, expression or other gender-related characteristic regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth, including, but not limited to, the status of being transgender.”

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