On March 16, 2022, an amendment to the New York State Human Rights Laws modifies the definition of “unlawful retaliation” to include “disclosing an employee’s personnel files because he or she has opposed any practices forbidden under [the NYSHRL] or because he or she has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding.” The amendment still allows employers to disclose personnel information “where such release is necessary to respond to a complaint, civil or criminal action, or judicial or administrative proceeding.”