Employment Discrimination Rights With Child Protective Services In Queens
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With regard to employment, the State Human Rights Law makes it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” for an employer “to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment” or “to discriminate against an individual in compensation or in terms of conditions or privileges of employment” because of an ...
Typical outcomes if discrimination is found An employer may be required to hire, reinstate, or promote an applicant/employee. In addition, an applicant or employee may obtain an award of monetary damages.
Report and investigation - Someone reports neglect or abuse to Child Protective Services. Child Protective Services investigates the report. They have 60 days to complete their investigation. It used to be that if there was "some credible evidence" that the report is true, the report would be "indicated".
Our laws require CPS to work under very strict confidentiality rules, for the protection of everybody involved. The workers cannot share information about the report. You can be assured that if the hotline took your report, CPS is responding to the situation.
CPS has 60 days after receiving the report to determine whether the report is "indicated" or "unfounded". The law requires CPS to provide written notice to the parents or other subjects of the report concerning the rights ed to them by the New York State Social Services Law.
CPS will contact the person, if known, who made the report within 24 hours, to gather more information. CPS will make an unannounced visit to your home within 24 - 48 hours of the report. CPS will request your permission to enter your home and have a conversation about the alleged concerns and to explain the process.
If nobody filed criminal charges against you, you can rest assured that the investigation will not end up on your criminal record or background checks. However, just because your case is closed does not mean the CPS records will be gone forever.
Child protective records are not available pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law. A request for one's own child protective records must be notarized.
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