NY S03398

Prohibits employers and others from retaliating against individuals who request a reasonable accommodation under New York's anti-discrimination 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 that the amendments clarify existing law rather than create new protections, meaning the law already implicitly prohibited such retaliation

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