N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 47-a: Employment of persons with a disability

§ 47-a. Employment of persons with a disability. Unless it can be

clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from

performing the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall

be denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment

and/or to advance in position in his job solely because said person is a

person with a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog

or service dog regardless of whether the employer or prospective

employer is the state or any political subdivision thereof or any other

category of employer.