Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill banning height and weight discrimination into law.
signed a bill banning height and weight discrimination in employment, housing and access to public accommodations into law on Friday."It shouldn't matter how tall you are or how much you weigh. When you're looking for a job and you are out on our town, or you are trying to get some form of accommodation or apartment to rent, you should not be treated differently," said Adams.
The mayor said the law has an exemption when a person's weight or height would prevent them from performing a job's essential requirements.
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Mayor Adams signs bill banning weight and height discrimination | amNewYorkMayor Eric Adams signed into law a bill Friday that aims to prevent discrimination on the basis of weight and height.
Leer más »
Davante Adams, Raiders and Chiefs sued by cameraman Adams shoved to groundAdams caught two touchdowns in a frustrating loss in October and on his way to the locker room shoved a freelance production assistant for ESPN’s broadcast team to the ground.
Leer más »
Mayor Adams, NYC lawmakers face off after Council nix housing voucher limitsMayor Eric Adams and lawmakers faced off Thursday after the City Council passed legislation that would nix controversial limits on the Big Apple’s housing voucher program against Hizzoner&82…
Leer más »
NYC has ‘done its share,’ Mayor Adams insists while defending request to exempt city from right-to-shelter protections amid migrant crisis | amNewYorkMayor Eric Adams rebuffed on Wednesday criticisms of his administration filing a legal motion with a Manhattan judge late Tuesday afternoon to suspend the
Leer más »
Rolling through ‘The Arches’: Lower Manhattan skatepark beneath the Brooklyn Bridge officially opens | amNewYorkMayor Eric Adams joined the likes of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, City Council Member Christopher Marte, and Tony Hawk’s The Skatepark Project on
Leer más »