Creating a rebuttable presumption that retaliation or discrimination has occurred if a negative employment action occurs within 180 days of a person partaking in a protected activity under the city’s human rights law.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a rebuttable presumption that retaliation or discrimination has occurred if a negative employment action occurs within 180 days of a person partaking in a protected activity under the city’s human rights law

This bill creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of an employee involved in a proceeding alleging discrimination pursuant to the New York City Human Rights Law. A rebuttable presumption arises where an employer takes a negative employment action against an employee within 180 days of such employee partaking in a protected activity to oppose an unlawful discriminatory practice under section 8-107(7) of the Administrative Code.