Statute · New York Civil Rights Law
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 47-a — Employment of persons with a disability
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 47-a
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Civil Rights Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 47-a. Employment of persons with a disability. Unless it can be clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from performing the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall be denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment and/or to advance…
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N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 47-a — Employment of persons with a disability is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 47-a. Employment of persons with a disability. Unless it can be clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from performing the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall be denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment and/or to advance in position in his job solely because said person is a person with a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog regardless of whether the employer or prospective employer is the state or any political subdivision thereof or any other category of employer.