LIEB BLOG

On October 16, 2025, A6689  was signed into law and now New Yorkers are protected from discrimination in real estate appraisal services by t...

New Discrimination Complaint Filing and Investigation Procedure in NYS Proposed by Division of Human Rights Update (Sept. 10, 2025): The ...

The New York State Division of Human Rights, which oversees the administrative adjudication of discrimination claims throughout the State, h...

New York State is taking a strong stand against hate crimes and by doing so, are enhancing discrimination claims in the workplace, in housin...

Amazon recently updated its Reasonable Accommodation Policy as to employees seeking disability accommodations to work from home.   Here is a...

On March 14, 2024, New York State's Court of Appeals rendered its decision on Syeed v. Bloomberg L.P. , which holds that New York City a...

On 3/13/2023, S3255 passed the NYS Senate and was delivered to the Assembly.  This Anti-Discrimination Bill is so important to school-child...

Starting on October 19, 2022, fines are going to be issued to any person who obstructs handicapped parking areas at a shopping center with o...

New York tenants will be receiving new notices about their rights to reasonable modifications and accommodations for persons with disabiliti...

On May 13, 2022, NYS protected victims of domestic violence from discrimination in credit, housing, educational institutions, employment age...

Education discrimination is illegal throughout the United States and in certain states, like New York, there are even greater protections, r...

Discrimination victims may only recover compensatory damages and injunctive relief, not punitive damages or emotional distress damages, when...

On 3/15/2022, 3 important workplace discrimination laws made their way to the NYS Governor's Desk to be signed and enacted.  A7101 - Pr...

We are always updating our CE courses at Lieb School because the law is constantly changing.  While the law changes on every topic, there i...

Ever see a landlord renting the second unit in their two-family residence who posted a sign in the window stating "whites only," o...

As an update on our BLOG on the new law requiring a disclosure form on reasonable modifications and accommodations, Governor Cuomo just sig...

The Federal Courts, in the Southern District of New York, awarded $125,000 to each individual who was denied cosmetic surgery due to their H...

Effective August 3, 2020, the Department of State is given the discretion to fine, suspend, or revoke a real estate broker or salesperson...

The NYS Appellate Division recently clarified that "[t]he fact that the security vouchers are a guarantee of payment, rather than a cas...

The Suffolk County Legislature recently passed a "Ban the Box" law which will prohibit all employers in Suffolk County with 15 or...