Prohibits discrimination based on caste in employment, housing, and public accommodations.

New York S06531 amends the executive law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person's caste in opportunities of employment, housing, and access to public accommodations. Caste refers to a class in a graded social hierarchical structure that assigns individuals social status, roles, privileges, and disadvantages based on birth and typically enforces hereditary status, endogamy, and occupational restrictions while limiting social and economic mobility and access to fundamental rights and opportunities.

Prohibits discrimination based on caste in employment, housing, and public accommodations.

New York S06531 amends the executive law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person's caste in opportunities of employment, housing, and access to public accommodations. Caste refers to a class in a graded social hierarchical structure that assigns individuals social status, roles, privileges, and disadvantages based on birth and typically enforces hereditary status, endogamy, and occupational restrictions while limiting social and economic mobility and access to fundamental rights and opportunities.