Legislation
SECTION 47-A
Employment of persons with a disability
Civil Rights (CVR) CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 4-B
§ 47-a. Employment of persons with a disability. Unless it can be
clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from
performing the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall
be denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment
and/or to advance in position in his job solely because said person is a
person with a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog
or service dog regardless of whether the employer or prospective
employer is the state or any political subdivision thereof or any other
category of employer.
clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from
performing the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall
be denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment
and/or to advance in position in his job solely because said person is a
person with a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog
or service dog regardless of whether the employer or prospective
employer is the state or any political subdivision thereof or any other
category of employer.