Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included Relocating Gay Plaintiff to Close Proximity of Coworker Who Used Homophobic Slur
In Leshchenko v. Go New York Tours, Inc., No. 162179/2025, 2026 WL 1269950 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 04, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual orientation-based discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the facts as follows: Plaintiff, who is gay, began working…
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