Human Rights Law
Commission has jurisdiction over agency that solicits business in NYC.
Employment agency and its owner which match nannies to job opportunities were charged with violating the City Human Rights Law because their online application contained questions about the applicant's health conditions and prior arrests. ALJ John B. Spooner found that the City Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has jurisdiction because an agency employee contacted the complainant, a New York City resident, and asked her to complete an application for a nanny position in New York City, and because the agency's website advertised itself as an employment agency operating nationwide as well as within New York City.
Comm'n on Human Rights v. A Nanny on the Net, LLC, OATH Index No. 1364/14 (Aug. 8, 2014).