Policy and Copyright Statement

It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity in employment and equal access to all programs and services without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, creed, military status, disability, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, predisposing genetic characteristics, favorably resolved arrest record, previous conviction record, and any other status or condition protected by law.

The New York State Human Rights Law (HRL) explicitly includes "gender identity or expression" as a protected class in employment.

Please refer to Equal Employment Opportunity in New York State Rights and Responsibilities, A Handbook for Employees of New York State Agencies for more information on employee rights and responsibility with respect to anti-discrimination.

Reasonable accommodations of disabilities are available, upon request, in all aspects of state training, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York State Human Rights Law, to ensure that every individual is able to gain maximum benefit from the training experience.

The Gender Identity Toolkit is jointly funded through the negotiations agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. and the negotiated agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO. Program administration and additional funding are provided by the New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations.

These training materials are copyrighted by the New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER). Changes to the material are prohibited without the express permission of GOER.