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Tuesday February 23
2016
 New York City Human Rights Law: An Overview

The training will present a basic overview of one of the most progressive municipal civil rights laws in the country, with a focus on areas where the New York City Human Rights Law is more protective than similar federal and/or state statutes. We will analyze specific aspects of the City Human Rights Law, including its anti-discrimination law in employment and housing, as well as newer amendments and emerging practice areas. The training will also discuss the pros, cons, and methods of bringing claims before the NYC Human Rights Commission. This is a training intended for advocates at all levels of exposure to anti-discrimination law and practice.

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  • When
    Tuesday, February 23, 2016
    2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Skills: 1.00
    Areas of Professional Practice: 1.50
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Housing
    Employment
  • Price: $120

About the Faculty

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    christine clarke (Speaker)

    Christine Clarke (she, her) is Chief of Litigation and Advocacy at Legal Services NYC. In this role, she leads LSNYC’s strategic advocacy on behalf of low-income New Yorkers, including by initiating and overseeing high impact and complex civil litigation and working closely with advocates and community groups to engage in thoughtful and cutting-edge policy advocacy. Christine comes most recently from Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Public Policy Litigation & Law Department, where she represented Planned Parenthood affiliates in litigation around the country, challenging abortion bans and other threats to reproductive healthcare access and fighting for the right of all people to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and futures. She also previously served as LSNYC’s Director of the Civil Rights Justice Initiative, where she spearheaded LSNYC’s citywide civil rights litigation and advocacy on behalf of low-income New Yorkers, including by working with community-based organizations and other LSNYC advocates on lawsuits against government agencies —including the New York City Police Department, NYC’s Human Resource Administration and the NYC Housing Authority—that resulted in critical changes to policies and procedures. She has previously worked in private practice as an employee-side employment lawyer working on wage and hour and anti-discrimination litigation. She is a graduate of Oberlin College and Yale Law School.