NY A04898

Prohibits retaliation or discrimination against individuals who request a reasonable accommodation under New York's human rights law (Executive Law Article 15)

Amends Section 296(7) of the executive law to explicitly add requesting a reasonable accommodation as a protected activity, alongside opposing discriminatory practices and filing complaints

Clarifies that disclosing an employee's personnel files as retaliation for requesting a reasonable accommodation is unlawful

Declares the amendments are clarifying existing law, meaning the legislature interprets that such retaliation was already prohibited

Takes effect immediately and applies to all actions filed on or after the effective date