The New York State Human Rights Law (PDF) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest and / or conviction record.

Download a copy of the Human Rights Law (PDF).

Human Rights Law Publications

New Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Protections 

Anti-Discrimination/Harassment Guidance

New Guidance on Protections from Gender Identity Discrimination (PDF)

Protections for People in Places of Public Accommodation

Basic Guide to the Human Rights Law (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Basic Guide to the Human Rights Law (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF)

Age Discrimination (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Age Discrimination (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF)

Basic Guide to Employment Discrimination (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Basic Guide to Employment Discrimination (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF)

Discrimination Based Upon Military Status and Against Veterans with Disabilities (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Discrimination Based Upon Military Status and Against Veterans with Disabilities (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF)

Domestic Violence and Employment (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Domestic Violence and Employment (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Protection of Domestic Workers from Harassment (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Protection of Domestic Workers from Harassment (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Protections Against Gender Identity Discrimination (Trifold) - English (PDF) 

Gender Identity Discrimination at Hospitals - English (PDF) 

Fair Housing Brochure (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Fair Housing Brochure (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Fair Housing Guide - English (PDF)

Educational Institutions: Your Rights Under the Human Rights Law as a Student or Applicant (Trifold) - English (PDF) 

Employment Disability and Reasonable Accommodation (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Employment Disability and Reasonable Accommodation (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

HIV/AIDS Discrimination (Trifold) - English (PDF)
HIV/AIDS Discrimination (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Housing Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Housing Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Obligations of Business Owners and Operators of Places of Public Accommodations (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Obligations of Business Owners and Operators of Places of Public Accommodations (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace (Trifold) - English (PDF) 

Protections for People with Arrest Records Resolved in their Favor, Sealed Records, and Youthful Offender Adjudications, or People Convicted of Criminal Offenses (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Protections for People with Arrest Records Resolved in their Favor, Sealed Records, and Youthful Offender Adjudications, or People Convicted of Criminal Offenses (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Reasonable Accommodations for Religious Observances and Practices in Employment (Trifold) - English (PDF)

Rights of People with Disabilities in Places of Public Accommodations (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Rights of Peolpe with Disabilities in Places of Public Accommodations (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF)

Sexual Harassment (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Sexual Harassment (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Sexual Orientation Discrimination (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Sexual Orientation Discrimination (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF) 

Source of Income Discrimination (Trifold) - English (PDF)
Source of Income Discrimination (Trifold) - Spanish (PDF)