U.S. District Court, WDNY Discrimination Underlying Administrative Proceedings — Subject Matter Jurisdiction Wilson-Richardson v. Regional Transit Service Inc. 10-cv-6226L Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff commenced an action pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York Human Rights ...

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SYRACUSE — A federal jury has awarded $600,000 in back pay to a former college professor in central New York after ruling university officials retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination. The U.S. District Court jury in Syracuse sided with Jason ...

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ALBANY — The NFL is taking action to better protect gay players from harassment and discrimination as a result of meetings with the state’s attorney general. Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that the NFL will promote what he ...

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Denver alleging that a large retail food company refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its headquarters because she had bipolar disorder. According to the ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Discrimination Compensatory Damages City of Niagara Falls v. NYS Division of Human Rights TP 11-02146 Transferred from Supreme Court, Niagara County Background: The petitioner commenced a proceeding pursuant to the Executive Law seeking to annul the ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Discrimination Joint Employer Lunts v. Rochester City School District, et al. 07-cv-6272T Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants discriminated against them on the basis of gender, race and national origin. Specifically, the plaintiff, ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Discrimination Retaliation — Pretext Vermette v. Verizon Wireless 09-CV-6085 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had retaliated against her for complaining of gender and racial discrimination by demoting her, denying her pay increases, ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Discrimination Retaliation McIntosh v. Bank of America 06-cv-708 Judge Curtin Background: The plaintiff brought the action alleging that the defendant failed to promote her and failed to provide her with reasonable accommodations so that she could ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Discrimination Hostile Work Environment — Racial Animus Wright v. Monroe Community Hospital 09-CV-6593 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff commenced the action alleging that the defendant had discriminated against her on the bases of sex, race and ...

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The Americans with Disabilities Act turned 21 this week with various levels of success and failure. Diane Coleman, director of advocacy for Rochester’s Center for Disability Rights Inc., was in Washington in July 1990 helping to support passage of the law ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Discrimination Disparate Impact  Margerum v. City of Buffalo, et al CA 11-00157 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The plaintiffs, 13 firefighters employed by the defendant, sued the defendant alleging that the defendant discriminated against ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision barring certification of what would have been the largest job discrimination class action in history has spurred a debate among legal experts about the role of class actions not only as a tool for seeking monetary relief, but also as an instrument of systematic change.

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