But now, the bill, known as the «Stop
Credit Discrimination in Employment Act,» has been newly introduced by Councilmembers Brad Lander and Debi Rose and appears to have robust support, with 41 of the 51 Councilmembers indicating they are in favor.
Not exact matches
The Equality Act seeks to prohibit anti-LGBT
discrimination not only
in employment, but public accommodations, education, housing, federal programs, jury service and
credit.
Since the passage of the same - sex marriage bill two years ago, GENDA, which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression
in employment, housing, public accommodations and
credit, has become a top priority for the LGBT community
in New York.
The release, explaining the decision was reached unanimously by the group's two component boards of directors, stated, «The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from
discrimination in housing,
employment,
credit, education, and public accommodations ----
in the form of new regulations announced
in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.»
Few activists were mollified by ESPA's statement that a new directive from Governor Andrew Cuomo — interpreting existing state human rights law's sex
discrimination and disability
discrimination protections to cover transgender New Yorkers — amounted to «securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority, protecting transgender New Yorkers from
discrimination in housing,
employment,
credit, education, and public accommodations.»
Cuomo's administration adopted regulations
in 2016 that are aimed at combatting harassment and
discrimination in the areas of public and private housing,
employment,
credit, education and public accommodations.
«The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from
discrimination in housing,
employment,
credit, education, and public accommodations ----
in the form of new regulations announced
in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,» ESPA's release stated.
But neither Harary nor Malpass would endorse all 10 points of Cuomo's Women's Equality Agenda, the ostensible reason for the party's existence — an agenda that would codify the right to obtain an abortion, a host of anti-housing
discrimination statutes and the right of attorneys to recover fees
in employment,
credit and lending cases.
The racially discriminatory potential of
employment credit checks is the key reason that civil rights organizations such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of
employment credit checks.13
In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an
employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace
discrimination.
He recalls a 1989 Boston Globe editorial
in favor of a proposed law barring sexual - orientation
discrimination in credit,
employment, insurance, public accomodation and housing.
Kristen's litigation experience includes representing individual and corporate clients
in cases involving claims of breach of contract, consumer fraud, unfair trade practices, violation of federal and state
credit reporting laws, violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, professional negligence, business torts,
employment discrimination, wrongful termination, violation of wage and hour law, and violation of non-competition and confidentiality agreements.
The idea that
credit reports can be used
in a discriminatory manner
in the eyes of the EEOC means employers will continue to face controversy with
discrimination over using
credit reports for
employment screening.
However,
in response to seeing an increase
in claims of
discrimination based upon criminal records and
credit reports, the EEOC began the E-RACE (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from
Employment) Initiative.
The other, submitted by David Cicilline (D - RI), co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, would reintroduce the Equality Act, prohibiting
discrimination against the LGBT community
in credit, education,
employment, federal funding, housing, jury service and public accommodations.