New local law bans employers from asking applicants about past salaries. On October 31, 2017, the new city-wide Salary History Law took effect. Public Advocate Letitia James, introduced the legislation in August 2017 in response to a report that women in the City earned $5.8 billion less than men in annual wages. Women in City government suffered a wage gap two-to-three times larger than women working in the private sector, with women of color … <Read More>
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COMPLETE VIDEO: The 138th CityLaw Breakfast with Letitia James
On Friday November 18, 2016, the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School hosted the 138th CityLaw Breakfast. The event speaker was New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.
Landlord Ignored Disabled Tenant
Mother and disabled daughter sought compensation for emotional distress for landlord’s failure to provide more appropriate bathtub. Bianca Torres, a disabled 17-year-old, was denied a lower, smaller bathtub by the landlord of the three story, rent-controlled building on Stephen Street in Queens where she lived with her mother, Lynn Blue. Bianca Torres suffered from autism and seizure disorders, and she had no cartilage in her left knee. Torres needed assistance with every aspect of her … <Read More>
City Council Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Eviction Services for Disabled and Elderly Populations
If enacted, the bills would mandate the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to provide legal assistance information to susceptible tenants. On May 4, 2016, the City Council Subcommittee on Housing and Buildings held a public hearing on two bills introduced to ensure seniors and disabled persons facing eviction have access to information about the legal services available to help them. The bills would mandate the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to provide such … <Read More>
Mayor Bill de Blasio Signs into Law Domestic Violence Housing Discrimination Ban and Green Construction bills
New York City Council Member and Deputy Leader Jumaane Williams sponsored both bills, which were signed alongside a green building construction bill sponsored by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. On March 28, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law two major pieces of legislation, sponsored by New York City Council Member and Deputy Leader Jumaane Williams, respectively titled the Domestic Violence Housing Discrimination Ban and the Green Construction bills. City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito … <Read More>
EVENT: Representing Immigrant Children – One Year Later
WHEN
Tuesday, October 27th, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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WHERE
New York Law School, Auditorium
185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)
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FREE TO ATTEND
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