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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Case resolution and enforcement efforts in FY 2024
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Commissioner Palma provides an overview of the Commission's case resolution and enforcement efforts during Fiscal Year 2024, highlighting key statistics and significant achievements.
- The Law Enforcement Bureau resolved 754 matters, securing over $4.6 million in damages
- Most common inquiries and claims were related to disability and gender discrimination
- The Commission saw a significant increase in commission-initiated investigations, particularly in salary transparency
- A major housing discrimination settlement secured 850 apartments for voucher holders and $1 million in civil penalties
Annabel Palma
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Overall, the commission had millions of social impressions and website views throughout f y twenty four.
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The commission continues to investigate and resolve cases with rigor and dedication.
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Last year, the law enforcement bureau resolved seven fifty four matters through complaints and pre complaint interventions, securing over $4,600,000 in damages for complainants who face discrimination.
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In f y twenty four, as in previous years, the most common inquiries and claims across our jurisdictions, housing, public accommodations, and employment were in disability and gender.
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Employment continues to receive the most claims among our jurisdictions.
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We enhanced our enforcement efforts in this area by creating updated agency rules on employment protections and launched a live multilingual call line, ensuring culturally responsive support.
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We also saw a significant increase in commission initiated investigations in f y twenty four.
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We filed 64 commission initiated complaints compared to 17 in f y twenty three, largely in the areas of salary transparency.
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Finally, last year, our team reached a major settlement in a housing discrimination case where the agency was able to secure 850 apartments set aside for voucher holders as well as a million dollars in civil penalties.
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And this is one of the largest housing civil rights settlements in New York City's history.