Discrimination against applicants having limited proficiency in English constitutes unlawful discrimination based on national origin
2015 NY Slip Op 04239, Appellate Division, First Department
The Appellate Division held that the New York City Human Resources Administration, the City’s department in charge of the majority of the City’s social services programs, as a “provider of public accommodation,” violated New York City’s Human Rights Law’s* prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin by withholding from or denying “accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges” from individuals having limited English proficiency as such action constitutes discrimination based on national origin.
* See Administrative Code § 8-107[4][a]
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