May 8, 2024

New York Bans ā€˜Gendered Languageā€™ In New ā€˜Salespeopleā€™ Law

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will ban the word ā€œsalesmanā€ and other instances of ā€œgendered languageā€ in certain New York statutes.Senate Bill 536 replaces instances of the word ā€œsalesmanā€ with the word ā€œsalespeopleā€ and replaces instances of the pronouns ā€œhisā€ or ā€œherā€ with ā€œtheirā€ in New York legislation. ā€œThis legislation…

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