# N.Y. EXC Law § 291: Equality of opportunity a civil right

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S291

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. EXC Law § 291
- **Heading:** Equality of opportunity a civil right
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act EXC / Article 15 / Section 291

## Text

§ 291. Equality of opportunity a civil right.\n 1. The opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination because\nof age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender\nidentity or expression, military status, sex, marital status, or\ndisability, is hereby recognized as and declared to be a civil right.\n 2. The opportunity to obtain education, the use of places of public\naccommodation and the ownership, use and occupancy of housing\naccommodations and commercial space without discrimination because of\nage, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender\nidentity or expression, military status, sex, marital status, or\ndisability, as specified in section two hundred ninety-six of this\narticle, is hereby recognized as and declared to be a civil right.\n 3. The opportunity to obtain medical treatment of an infant\nprematurely born alive in the course of an abortion shall be the same as\nthe rights of an infant born spontaneously.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. EXC Law § 290 Purposes of article](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S290.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 291 Equality of opportunity a civil right](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S291.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 292 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S292.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 293 Division of human rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S293.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 294 General policies of division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S294.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 294-A Statewide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understanding of diversity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S294-A.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 295 General powers and duties of division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S295.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 296 Unlawful discriminatory practices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S296.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 296-A Unlawful discriminatory practices in relation to credit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S296-A.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 296-C Unlawful discriminatory practices relating to interns](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S296-C.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 296-D Unlawful discriminatory practices relating to non-employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S296-D.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 297 Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S297.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 298 Judicial review and enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S298.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 298-A Application of article to certain acts committed outside the state of New York](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A15_S298-A.md)

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