N.Y. Civil Service Law Section 88
Prohibition against discrimination against public employees serving in the armed forces

No public employer, as defined in subdivision six of § 201 (Definitions)section two hundred one of this chapter, shall deny employment, re-employment or any benefit of employment to any person or employee based on prospective, current or past enlistment, appointment or commission with the armed forces of the United States. Such person or employee shall be afforded full enforcement rights under the laws of this state and of the United States, including the Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.

Source: Section 88 — Prohibition against discrimination against public employees serving in the armed forces, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVS/88 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 15, 2025).

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Additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations 85‑A
Additional credits allowed children and siblings of firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in... 85‑B
Additional credits allowed children and siblings of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty 85‑C
Additional credits allowed the children and siblings of emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty 86
Transfer of veterans or exempt volunteer firefighters upon abolition of positions 87
Prohibition against disqualification on account of age or disability 88
Prohibition against discrimination against public employees serving in the armed forces

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Original Source: Section 88 — Prohibition against discrimination against public employees serving in the armed forces, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVS/88 (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).

N.Y. Civil Service Law Section 88 Prohibition against discrimination against public employees serving in the armed forces

N.Y. Civil Service Law Section 88
Prohibition against discrimination against public employees serving in the armed forces