2012 New York Consolidated Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 15 - (290 - 301) HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
300 - Construction.


NY Exec L § 300 (2012) What's This?
 
    § 300. Construction. The provisions of this article shall be construed
  liberally  for  the  accomplishment  of  the  purposes  thereof. Nothing
  contained in  this  article  shall  be  deemed  to  repeal  any  of  the
  provisions  of  the  civil  rights  law  or  any other law of this state
  relating to discrimination because of race,  creed,  color  or  national
  origin;  but,  as  to  acts  declared  unlawful  by  section two hundred
  ninety-six of this article, the procedure herein provided  shall,  while
  pending, be exclusive; and the final determination therein shall exclude
  any  other action, civil or criminal, based on the same grievance of the
  individual concerned. If such individual institutes any action based  on
  such  grievance  without  resorting  to  the  procedure provided in this
  article, he or she may not subsequently resort to the procedure herein.

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