I am, of course, being facetious. Consider the following: Man is, or should be, woman’s protector and defender. The natural and proper timidity and delicacy which belongs to the female sex evidently unfits it for many of the occupations of civil life. The constitution of the family organization, which is founded in the divine ordinance,…
Read More Should Women Be Allowed to Practice Law?In Farren v. Shaw Environmental, No. 12-1008 (2d Cir. Jan. 31, 2013), the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s case due to a failure to exhaust administrative remedies in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and New York State Division of Human Rights (“DHR”), as required by Title VII of the…
Read More 2nd Circuit Explains Difference Between “Disparate Treatment” and “Hostile Work Environment” Theories As Relevant To Title VII’s Administrative Exhaustion RequirementIn Hernandez v. Kaisman, 2012 NY Slip Op 09191 [103 AD3d 106], the Appellate Division, First Department recently clarified that hostile work environment claims brought under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) must be analyzed separately from, and more broadly than, similar claims brought under state and federal law. In this case the motion court…
Read More First Department Reinstates Plaintiff’s Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Claims Under the NYC Human Rights LawBelow is a copy of the lawsuit filed against the Metropolitan Opera by stage carpenter Teri Orsburn. Ms. Orsburn alleges, among other things, sexual harassment, retaliation, negligent supervision and retention, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and battery. [scribd id=106303619 key=key-1yu9nseehgn1xwe6sgxt mode=scroll]
Read More Sexual Harassment (Etc.) Suit Against Metropolitan OperaProskauer Rose LLP’s former CFO Elly Rosenthal yesterday filed suit against the firm, alleging gender, age, and disability discrimination. Here is a copy of the complaint: [scribd id=67772042 key=key-2gyaou2mepsj32nqx8f1 mode=list]
Read More NY labor/employment powerhouse Proskauer Rose sued for employment discriminationBelow is the federal court complaint filed by Rita Walsh against the New York City Housing Authority on September 12, 2011 containing her allegations that she was not hired by the NYCHA as its first female bricklayer because of her gender. Her complaint – which seeks relief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York…
Read More Plaintiff Alleges She Was Not Hired For Bricklayer Position Because of Her Gender