In this complimentary CLE, Amanda Smith, Esq. a Partner in Tully Rinckey’s Buffalo office, will explore the foundational civil rights statute prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and credit. This session will provide an overview of the law’s scope, key protected classes including race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and more of the most recent amendments expanding rights and enforcement mechanisms.

Topics covered in the CLE will include:

• The purpose of Article 15;
• protected bases under the Human Rights Law;
• what is considered discrimination in violation of the law; and 
• the legal options that an employee may have in bringing an action under the law.