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New legislative protections and Commission's response
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Commissioner Palma details two significant legislative changes in FY 2024 that expanded the Commission's scope of work, and describes the agency's efforts to implement and raise awareness about these new protections.
- The Fair Chance Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on criminal history
- New protections against discrimination based on height and weight were added to the NYC Human Rights Law
- The Commission produced materials, trainings, and awareness campaigns, including the 'Different Bodies, Same Rights' campaign
Annabel Palma
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First, in f y twenty four, the city council passed the fair chance housing act, which went into effect this year, prohibiting landlords from discriminating against individuals based on their criminal history when seeking housing.
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Second, protections against discrimination on the basis of height and weight were added to the New York City human rights law.
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Together, these protections have provided more opportunities for individuals to seek justice and equality under the law, and we have worked closely with stakeholders to ensure that these protections are known across our city.
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To thoroughly prepare for these changes, the commission produced materials and trainings on fair chance housing and body size discrimination in collaboration with subject experts and advocates.
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Despite the spending freezes in f y twenty four, the commission raised awareness about height and weight discrimination with our different bodies same rights campaign, garnering over 12,000 organic social impressions and directing 5,700 unique views to the commission's website.