NY S05875

Adds "familial status" as a protected class in New York's employment discrimination laws, prohibiting discrimination by employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations based on familial status.

Extends familial status protections to apprenticeship and occupational training programs, preventing discrimination in admission, participation, and program terms.

Prohibits employers and employment agencies from publishing advertisements or employment applications that express discrimination based on familial status.

Adds familial status as a protected characteristic in volunteer firefighter recruitment and membership decisions by fire departments and fire companies.

Takes effect ninety days after becoming law.