New York Statutes

§ 300 — Construction

New York § 300
JurisdictionNew York
Law EXCExecutive
Art. 15Human Rights Law

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N.Y. Executive § 300 (2026).

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§ 300. Construction. The provisions of this article shall be construed\nliberally for the accomplishment of the remedial purposes thereof,\nregardless of whether federal civil rights laws, including those laws\nwith provisions worded comparably to the provisions of this article,\nhave been so construed. Exceptions to and exemptions from the provisions\nof this article shall be construed narrowly in order to maximize\ndeterrence of discriminatory conduct. Nothing contained in this article\nshall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of the civil rights law\nor any other law of this state relating to discrimination; but, as to\nacts declared unlawful by section two hundred ninety-six of this\narticle, the procedure herein provided shall, while pending, be\nexclusive; and the final dete

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