Diana Uhimov, January 7, 2016 On December 19, 2015, the New York City Commission on Human Rights announced that the city’s Human Rights Law would establish among the strongest protections in the country for transgender people.  New York City landlords, employers and businesses will be subject to the new regulations.  Gender identity and expression bias has been illegal in New York City since 2002.  But the announcement provided guidance for the first time on what conduct constitutes discrimination under the city’s Human Rights Law, setting forth penalties of…