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a. The provisions of this title shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the uniquely broad and remedial purposes thereof, regardless of whether federal or New York state civil and human rights laws, including those laws with provisions worded comparably to provisions of this title, have been so construed.
b. Exceptions to and exemptions from the provisions of this title shall be construed narrowly in order to maximize deterrence of discriminatory conduct.
c. Cases that have correctly understood and analyzed the liberal construction requirement of subdivision a of this section and that have developed legal doctrines accordingly that reflect the broad and remedial purposes of this title include Albunio v. City of New York, 16 N.Y.3d 472 (2011), Bennett v. Health Management Systems, Inc., 92 A.D.3d 29 (1st Dep't 2011), and the majority opinion in Williams v. New York City Housing Authority, 61 A.D.3d 62 (1st Dep't 2009).
(Am. L.L. 2016/035, 3/28/2016, eff. 3/28/2016)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1991/039, L.L. 2005/085 and L.L. 2016/035.
The provisions of this chapter which make acts of discriminatory harassment or violence as set forth in chapter 6 of this title subject to the jurisdiction of the commission shall not apply to acts committed by members of the police department in the course of performing their official duties as police officers whether the police officer is on or off duty.
(Am. L.L. 2018/063, 1/19/2018, eff. 10/16/2018)
a. The commission shall post conspicuously on the commission's website online resources about sexual harassment, including but not limited to:
1. Information that sets forth in simple and understandable terms:
(a) An explanation that sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination under local law;
(b) Specific descriptions and examples of activities which may be sexual harassment;
(c) A description of the commission's complaint process, and how to contact the commission;
(d) A list of alternate and additional government agencies for filing complaints about sexual harassment, and the websites for such agencies, to the extent available;
(e) An explanation that retaliation, including but not limited to retaliation for complaints concerning allegations of sexual harassment, is prohibited by subdivision 7 of section 8-107, and examples of activities which may be retaliation for such complaints; and
(f) Bystander intervention education and the importance of taking action to prevent workplace sexual harassment.
2. An interactive tool describing each step of the complaint process available through the commission, from when a complaint is filed to when a determination is made on such complaint.
(L.L. 2018/094, 5/9/2018, eff. 8/7/2018)
The commission on human rights, in conjunction with the department of buildings, shall conduct outreach to the public at large regarding single-occupant toilet room requirements, which shall, at a minimum, include educational materials to inform transgender and gender non-conforming individuals of a building owner's required compliance with sections 403.2.1 and 403.4 of the New York city plumbing code and the violations and penalties that result from non-compliance with such sections. Such materials shall be available in the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101 and shall include a statement that any non-compliance with such sections may be reported to 311 and shall be posted on the commission's website.
(L.L. 2018/190, 12/1/2018, eff. 5/30/2019)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2018/190.
a. The commission shall create an anti-discrimination rights and responsibilities poster that addresses the forms of discrimination prohibited by the city human rights law, including age discrimination, and which explains how to contact the commission. The commission shall also include as part of its regular outreach and education efforts informational resources on age discrimination. Such poster and educational resources shall be made available on the commission's website.
b. Every agency shall conspicuously display the poster created by the commission pursuant to this section in employee breakrooms or other common areas where employees gather.
(L.L. 2020/120, 12/20/2020, eff. 4/19/2021)