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Housing discrimination is the illegal practice of discriminating against buyers or renters of dwellings based on Federally protected classes, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, family status or disability. State and local laws may include additional classes. New York City includes; Age, Alienage or citizenship status, Color, Creed/religion, Disability, Family status, Gender / Gender identity expression, Lawful occupation, Lawful source of income, Marital status, National origin, Partnership status, Race, Sexual orientation

Employment discrimination because of your race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age (age 40 or older), or genetic information is illegally Federally. Other local laws may protect you from other types of discrimination, such as discrimination at school.

Pregnancy discrimination involves treating a woman (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. It includes any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, such as leave and health insurance, and any other term or condition of employment.

Race refers to the skin color, hair texture, facial, and other physical features associated with a racial or ethnic group. Your actual or perceived racial and/or ethnic identification may be the basis for discriminatory actions by others. Race discrimination is closely associated with discrimination based on skin color. 

Gender refers to an individual’s actual or perceived sex (male, female) and includes a person’s gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior, or expression, whether or not that gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior, or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the legal sex assigned to that person at birth.

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability.