Hidden Disability Discrimination at Work: How to Spot It, Prove It, and Win Your Case in NYC

Introduction: Disability Discrimination Isn’t Always Obvious When most people think about workplace discrimination, they imagine something loud and obvious, such as an employer openly saying they do not want someone because of a disability. In reality, disability discrimination today is rarely that direct. Instead, it often hides behind polite language, sudden policy changes, or unexplained decisions that seem “business-related” on the surface. In New York State and New York City in particular, employees with disabilities are protected by some of the strongest laws in the country. Yet many workers still experience unfair treatment without realizing that what they are facing...