New York State End of Year Employment Law Update
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Hochul signs laws that protect individuals who request a reasonable accommodation from retaliation and prohibit the use of a person’s consumer credit history in employment decisions Hochul also signs laws that memorialize disparate impact theories in the New York State Human Rights Law and that prohibit employers from conditioning repayment of costs for employee training if the individual fails to work for a certain time period Hochul vetoes bill that would amend the New York Labor Law to be liberally construed in favor of workers New York Expands the Human Rights Law to Protect Individuals Who Request a Reasonable Accommodation from Retaliation On December 5, 2025, Gov. Hochul signed the Reasonable Accommodation Anti-Retaliation Rights Law , which expands the New York State Human Rights Law. This law amends Executive Law Section 296(7) to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice to retaliate against individuals who request a reasonable accommodation....