The law adds those two categories into the list of characteristics that are protected from discrimination, alongside things ...
Nov. 28—STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — People in New York City will now have legal recourse if discriminated for their height or weight after a new law went into effect Sunday. The law, which Mayor Eric Adams ...
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has released guidelines against targeting people on the basis of their hairstyle, classing this as racist discrimination. The guidelines aim to protect ...
During his "My Take," Tuesday, "Varney & Co." host Stuart Varney discussed a New York law that bans discrimination against ...
Supporters of New York City's weight discrimination bill rally in New York New York City has passed a bill outlawing discrimination based on weight, joining a growing movement in the US to make ...
Despite studies suggesting majority support for laws prohibiting discrimination based upon weight, weight discrimination has remained mostly legal in the United States. But later this month ...
New York City is about to become one of only a small number of US jurisdictions to implement protections against height- and ...
New York City has banned the term “illegal alien” when used “with intent to demean, humiliate or harass a person,” and anyone who breaks the rules can be fined up to $250,000. The new rule ...
However, five of the healthiest states are proposing anti-weight discrimination laws. Kristal Hartman, an activist with the ...
Colorado lawmakers are working on draft bills to ban discrimination by employers and housing providers, and outlaw ...
New York City has passed a bill outlawing discrimination based on weight, joining a growing movement in the US to make size a protected trait on par with race and gender. More than 40% of American ...
