New York State and City Civil Rights Complaint (NYSHRL Exec. Law § 296, NYCHRL Admin. Code § 8-107, and Parallel Federal Counts)

NEW YORK CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT — NYSHRL, NYCHRL, AND PARALLEL FEDERAL COUNTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Caption
2. Introduction
3. Parties, Jurisdiction, and Venue
4. Administrative Exhaustion and Election of Remedies
5. Common Factual Allegations
6. Count I — NYSHRL Discrimination (N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1))
7. Count II — NYSHRL Hostile Work Environment / Harassment (N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1)(h))
8. Count III — NYSHRL Retaliation (N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(7))
9. Count IV — NYCHRL Discrimination (NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(1))
10. Count V — NYCHRL Hostile Work Environment (NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(1))
11. Count VI — NYCHRL Retaliation (NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(7))
12. Count VII — Aiding and Abetting (NYSHRL § 296(6); NYCHRL § 8-107(6))
13. Count VIII — Parallel Federal Claim — 42 U.S.C. § 1981
14. Count IX — Parallel Federal Claim — Title VII (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2)
15. Damages and Prayer for Relief
16. Demand for Trial by Jury
17. Reservation of Rights
18. Signature and Service Blocks
19. Verification (Optional)
20. New York Practice Notes
21. Sources and References

1. CAPTION

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF [________________________________]

INDEX NO. [________________________________]

VERIFIED COMPLAINT

(Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation in Violation of the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law, and Federal Civil Rights Statutes)

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

2. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff [PLAINTIFF NAME] ("Plaintiff"), by and through undersigned counsel, brings this action against Defendants [DEFENDANT NAMES] (collectively, "Defendants") for unlawful discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, and retaliation on the basis of [PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC — e.g., race, sex/gender, age, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, military status, immigration status, or other class protected by law], in violation of the New York State Human Rights Law ("NYSHRL"), N.Y. Exec. Law § 290 et seq.; the New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL"), NYC Admin. Code § 8-101 et seq.; and parallel federal civil rights statutes. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages, punitive damages, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorney fees, costs, and pre- and post-judgment interest.

3. PARTIES, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE

3.1. Plaintiff [PLAINTIFF NAME] is a natural person residing in [COUNTY], New York, and at all relevant times was an "employee" (or "tenant," "patron," "applicant," as applicable) within the meaning of N.Y. Exec. Law § 292 and NYC Admin. Code § 8-102.

3.2. Defendant [EMPLOYER / ENTITY NAME] is a [corporation / LLC / partnership / public entity] organized under the laws of [STATE] with its principal place of business at [ADDRESS]. Defendant employed [NUMBER] individuals at all relevant times and is an "employer" within the meaning of N.Y. Exec. Law § 292(5) (1+ employees, as amended effective 2/8/2020) and, where applicable, NYC Admin. Code § 8-102 (4+ employees for most claims; 1+ employee for gender-based harassment).

3.3. Defendant [INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT NAME] is a natural person who at all relevant times was employed by [EMPLOYER] as [TITLE / ROLE] and exercised supervisory authority over Plaintiff. Defendant [INDIVIDUAL] is sued in [his/her/their] individual capacity for direct liability under NYSHRL § 296(1) and NYCHRL § 8-107(1) and (13), and for aiding-and-abetting liability under NYSHRL § 296(6) and NYCHRL § 8-107(6).

3.4. This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction over all NYSHRL and NYCHRL claims pursuant to N.Y. Const. Art. VI, § 7 and CPLR § 301. Where federal counts are pleaded, the Court has concurrent jurisdiction; alternatively, federal counts may be filed or removed to the United States District Court for the [Southern / Eastern] District of New York pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1367, 1441.

3.5. Venue is proper in [COUNTY] pursuant to CPLR § 503 because [a substantial part of the events giving rise to the claims occurred in this County / Defendant resides or transacts business in this County / Plaintiff resides in this County].

3.6. The amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional minimum for the Supreme Court and is otherwise unlimited under the NYSHRL and NYCHRL.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXHAUSTION AND ELECTION OF REMEDIES

4.1. NYSHRL and NYCHRL — No administrative exhaustion required for direct court action. Under N.Y. Exec. Law § 297(9) and NYC Admin. Code § 8-502(a), an aggrieved person may file directly in court without first filing an administrative charge. Plaintiff has elected to proceed directly in court and has NOT filed any complaint regarding the matters alleged herein with the New York State Division of Human Rights ("DHR") or the New York City Commission on Human Rights ("NYCCHR"); accordingly, the election-of-remedies bar does not apply.

4.2. Title VII / ADA / ADEA — EEOC charge prerequisite. Plaintiff timely filed a Charge of Discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") on [DATE] (Charge No. [________________________________]). The EEOC issued a Notice of Right to Sue on [DATE], attached as Exhibit A. This action is filed within 90 days thereof.

4.3. Section 1981. No administrative exhaustion is required for claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981.

4.4. Statute of limitations — three-year window. This action is filed within three (3) years of the most recent unlawful act, in compliance with N.Y. Exec. Law § 297.5 (as amended effective 2/15/2024) and NYC Admin. Code § 8-502(d).

5. COMMON FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS

5.1. Plaintiff was hired by [EMPLOYER] on or about [DATE] as a [TITLE / POSITION]. Plaintiff performed [his/her/their] duties competently and met or exceeded all legitimate performance expectations throughout [his/her/their] employment.

5.2. Plaintiff is a member of the following protected classes under the NYSHRL and NYCHRL: [LIST EACH — e.g., African American (race); female (sex/gender); over 40 (age); individual with disability X; gay/lesbian (sexual orientation); transgender (gender identity); pregnant; etc.].

5.3. [Allege specific discriminatory acts in chronological detail. Each paragraph should describe one discrete act: who said/did what, to whom, when, where, who witnessed it. Examples: derogatory comments; denial of promotion; disparate discipline; exclusion from meetings; reduced hours; demotion; unequal pay; failure to accommodate; constructive discharge; termination.]

5.4. [DATE] — [Specific incident #1: e.g., "Supervisor [NAME] told Plaintiff that 'we don't usually hire [protected-class] people for that role,' in the presence of [WITNESS NAMES]."]

5.5. [DATE] — [Specific incident #2.]

5.6. [DATE] — [Specific incident #3.]

5.7. Plaintiff complained about the discriminatory and/or harassing conduct on [DATES] to [NAMES / DEPARTMENTS — e.g., HR, supervisor, hotline], in the manner and form described in Exhibit B (written complaints).

5.8. Defendants failed to take prompt or effective remedial action. To the contrary, following Plaintiff's complaints, Plaintiff was subjected to [ADVERSE ACTIONS — e.g., increased scrutiny, write-ups, demotion, hour reduction, suspension, termination].

5.9. Similarly situated employees outside Plaintiff's protected class(es) were treated more favorably, including [SPECIFY COMPARATORS — e.g., "John Doe, a non-[protected-class] employee with comparable performance and tenure, was promoted on [DATE] over Plaintiff."].

5.10. The discriminatory and retaliatory conduct described herein was carried out by individuals with supervisory authority and/or with the actual or constructive knowledge and acquiescence of Defendants' senior management, rendering Defendants vicariously liable.

6. COUNT I — NYSHRL DISCRIMINATION (N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1))

6.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 5.10 as if fully set forth herein.

6.2. At all relevant times, Defendant [EMPLOYER] was an "employer" within the meaning of N.Y. Exec. Law § 292(5) (one or more employees) and was subject to the prohibitions of N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1)(a).

6.3. Plaintiff is a member of one or more classes protected under N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1)(a), including [LIST], and was qualified for [his/her/their] position.

6.4. Defendants discriminated against Plaintiff in compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of Plaintiff's protected class(es), in violation of N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1)(a).

6.5. Pursuant to N.Y. Exec. Law § 300, the NYSHRL "shall be construed liberally" and the standards historically applied by the federal courts to Title VII no longer cabin NYSHRL analysis. The 2019 amendments eliminated the "severe or pervasive" threshold and codified that conduct need only rise above what a reasonable person would consider "petty slights or trivial inconveniences."

6.6. As a direct and proximate result, Plaintiff has suffered and continues to suffer lost wages, lost benefits, lost career opportunity, emotional distress, humiliation, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and other compensable harms.

6.7. Defendants' conduct was willful, malicious, and/or in reckless disregard of Plaintiff's protected rights, entitling Plaintiff to punitive damages in employment and housing cases pursuant to N.Y. Exec. Law § 297(4)(c)(iv) (post-2019 amendments authorizing punitive damages).

7. COUNT II — NYSHRL HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT / HARASSMENT (N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1)(h))

7.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 6.7.

7.2. N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(1)(h), as amended effective 10/11/2019, expressly prohibits harassment "regardless of whether such harassment would be considered severe or pervasive under precedent applied to harassment claims" and instead requires only conduct "above the level of petty slights or trivial inconveniences."

7.3. Defendants subjected Plaintiff to unwelcome conduct based on Plaintiff's protected class(es) that was sufficiently abusive to alter the conditions of Plaintiff's employment and create a hostile work environment, including the conduct described in Paragraphs 5.4 through 5.6.

7.4. The harassment was perpetrated by supervisors, co-workers, and/or non-employees over whom Defendants exercised control, and Defendants knew or should have known of the harassment but failed to take prompt and effective corrective action.

7.5. Plaintiff is entitled to compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and costs.

8. COUNT III — NYSHRL RETALIATION (N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(7))

8.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 7.5.

8.2. Plaintiff engaged in protected activity under N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(7) by [opposing discriminatory practices / filing internal complaints / threatening or filing a charge with DHR or EEOC / participating in an investigation] on [DATES].

8.3. Defendants knew of Plaintiff's protected activity and thereafter subjected Plaintiff to materially adverse actions, including [LIST — termination, demotion, discipline, schedule change, reassignment], that would dissuade a reasonable employee from engaging in protected activity.

8.4. There is a causal connection between Plaintiff's protected activity and the adverse actions, evidenced by [temporal proximity / shifting reasons / direct evidence of retaliatory animus].

8.5. Plaintiff is entitled to back pay, front pay, emotional distress damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and costs.

9. COUNT IV — NYCHRL DISCRIMINATION (NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(1))

9.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 8.5.

9.2. The NYCHRL must be construed independently and liberally. Pursuant to NYC Admin. Code § 8-130, the NYCHRL "shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the uniquely broad and remedial purposes thereof, regardless of whether federal or New York State civil and human rights laws, including those laws with provisions comparably-worded to provisions of this title, have been so construed." This principle was recognized in Williams v. New York City Housing Authority, 61 A.D.3d 62 (1st Dep't 2009), and codified by the Local Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2005 and Local Law 35 of 2016.

9.3. To prevail on a NYCHRL discrimination claim, Plaintiff need only show that Defendants treated Plaintiff "less well than other employees" at least in part because of Plaintiff's membership in a protected class. The federal "but-for," Title VII "motivating factor," and "severe or pervasive" standards do NOT apply.

9.4. At all relevant times, Defendant [EMPLOYER] was an "employer" within the meaning of NYC Admin. Code § 8-102, employing [NUMBER] persons (and, for any gender-based harassment claims, the 4-employee threshold does not apply per Local Law 99 (2022)). Plaintiff's place of employment is located within New York City, [BOROUGH].

9.5. Defendants discriminated against Plaintiff in the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, in violation of NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(1)(a), by [INCORPORATE FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS].

9.6. Plaintiff is entitled to UNCAPPED compensatory and punitive damages, attorney fees, expert fees, and costs pursuant to NYC Admin. Code § 8-502(g).

10. COUNT V — NYCHRL HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT (NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(1))

10.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 9.6.

10.2. Under the NYCHRL, harassment is actionable if it constitutes any difference in treatment based on a protected class, however slight, except for the narrow "petty slights or trivial inconveniences" affirmative defense. See Williams, 61 A.D.3d at 79–80; Mihalik v. Credit Agricole Cheuvreux N. Am., 715 F.3d 102, 110 (2d Cir. 2013).

10.3. The conduct described in Paragraphs 5.4 through 5.8 constituted unwelcome harassment based on Plaintiff's protected class(es), exceeding the petty-slights threshold, and altered the terms and conditions of Plaintiff's employment.

10.4. Defendants are liable for the harassment under NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(13), which imposes vicarious liability on an employer where (i) the offending employee exercised managerial or supervisory responsibility, (ii) the employer knew of the offending conduct and acquiesced, or (iii) the employer should have known and failed to exercise reasonable diligence.

11. COUNT VI — NYCHRL RETALIATION (NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(7))

11.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 10.4.

11.2. NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(7) prohibits retaliation in any manner against any person because such person opposed any practice forbidden under the NYCHRL, including informal opposition. The NYCHRL's anti-retaliation provision is broader than its NYSHRL and Title VII counterparts.

11.3. Plaintiff engaged in protected activity by [DESCRIBE] and was subjected to retaliatory adverse actions as alleged in Paragraphs 5.7 through 5.8.

11.4. The retaliatory acts were reasonably likely to deter a person from engaging in protected activity — the NYCHRL standard. See Williams, 61 A.D.3d at 71.

12. COUNT VII — AIDING AND ABETTING (NYSHRL § 296(6); NYCHRL § 8-107(6))

12.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 11.4.

12.2. N.Y. Exec. Law § 296(6) and NYC Admin. Code § 8-107(6) make it unlawful for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce the doing of any act forbidden under those statutes.

12.3. Individual Defendant(s) [NAME(S)] personally engaged in, directed, condoned, and/or failed to prevent the unlawful conduct alleged herein, thereby aiding and abetting Defendant [EMPLOYER]'s violations.

12.4. Individual Defendant(s) are personally liable for compensatory and punitive damages, attorney fees, and costs.

13. COUNT VIII — PARALLEL FEDERAL CLAIM — 42 U.S.C. § 1981

13.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 12.4.

13.2. 42 U.S.C. § 1981 guarantees all persons within the United States the same right to make and enforce contracts as is enjoyed by white citizens, free from race-based discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. See CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 553 U.S. 442 (2008).

13.3. [Plaintiff is a member of a racial minority group / Plaintiff is a non-white person], and Defendants intentionally interfered with Plaintiff's contractual employment relationship on the basis of race.

13.4. Plaintiff is entitled to compensatory damages (no cap), punitive damages, attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and costs. Section 1981 carries a four-year statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. § 1658.

14. COUNT IX — PARALLEL FEDERAL CLAIM — TITLE VII (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2)

14.1. Plaintiff realleges and incorporates Paragraphs 1.1 through 13.4.

14.2. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a), prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and, per Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020), sexual orientation and gender identity), or national origin.

14.3. Plaintiff timely filed a Charge with the EEOC and received a Notice of Right to Sue (Paragraph 4.2). This action is filed within 90 days of receipt.

14.4. Plaintiff is entitled to back pay, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages (subject to 42 U.S.C. § 1981a caps based on employer size), attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k), and costs.

15. DAMAGES AND PRAYER FOR RELIEF

15.1. Economic damages: back pay, front pay, lost benefits (including health insurance, retirement contributions, bonuses, equity), out-of-pocket expenses, and lost career advancement.

15.2. Non-economic damages: emotional distress, mental anguish, humiliation, loss of professional reputation, loss of enjoyment of life, and physical manifestations of distress.

15.3. Punitive damages: under NYSHRL (employment and housing cases), NYCHRL (uncapped), § 1981, and Title VII (subject to § 1981a caps).

15.4. Equitable relief: reinstatement, expungement of personnel records, injunction against further violations, and posting of notices.

15.5. Attorney fees, expert fees, and costs: under N.Y. Exec. Law § 297(10), NYC Admin. Code § 8-502(g), 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k).

15.6. Pre- and post-judgment interest at the rate set by CPLR § 5004 and 28 U.S.C. § 1961.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully prays that this Court enter judgment in Plaintiff's favor and against Defendants, jointly and severally, for:

• A. Compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by the trier of fact;
• B. Punitive damages in an amount to be determined by the trier of fact;
• C. Reinstatement to Plaintiff's former position, or front pay in lieu thereof;
• D. Back pay, with prejudgment interest;
• E. A permanent injunction restraining Defendants from further violations of the NYSHRL, NYCHRL, and federal civil rights statutes;
• F. Reasonable attorney fees, expert fees, and costs;
• G. Pre- and post-judgment interest;
• H. Such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

16. DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY

Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury on all issues so triable as a matter of right pursuant to NY CPLR § 4101 and, where federal counts are pleaded, Fed. R. Civ. P. 38.

17. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Plaintiff reserves the right to amend this Complaint to assert additional claims, add additional parties, and conform the pleadings to the proof developed in discovery, pursuant to CPLR § 3025 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 15.

18. SIGNATURE AND SERVICE BLOCKS

Date: [DATE]

Respectfully submitted,

[LAW FIRM NAME]

By: [________________________________]

[ATTORNEY NAME]

Attorney Reg. No. [________________________________]

Counsel for Plaintiff

[STREET ADDRESS]

[CITY, STATE ZIP]

Telephone: [NUMBER]

Email: [EMAIL]

19. VERIFICATION (OPTIONAL)

STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF [________________________________]

[PLAINTIFF NAME], being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the Plaintiff in the within action; I have read the foregoing Verified Complaint and know the contents thereof; the same is true to my own knowledge, except as to those matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters I believe them to be true.

[________________________________]

[PLAINTIFF NAME]

Sworn to before me this [____] day of [_______________], 20[____].

[________________________________]

Notary Public

(My Commission Expires: [_______________])

20. NEW YORK PRACTICE NOTES

• Three-year SOL post-S.B. S3255-A. Effective February 15, 2024, all NYSHRL discrimination claims (employment, housing, public accommodation, education, credit) carry a three-year administrative filing deadline under N.Y. Exec. Law § 297.5 — extending the prior one-year window. The change applies prospectively to claims accruing on or after the effective date. Sexual harassment claims have enjoyed a three-year filing window since August 12, 2020. NYCHRL judicial actions have always carried a three-year SOL under NYC Admin. Code § 8-502(d).
• NYCHRL liberal construction. NYC Admin. Code § 8-130 mandates that the NYCHRL be interpreted independently of and more broadly than the NYSHRL or Title VII. Williams v. NYC Housing Auth., 61 A.D.3d 62 (1st Dep't 2009), is the foundational decision. The "less-well-than-others" standard governs both discrimination and harassment claims. Always plead the NYCHRL count separately and invoke § 8-130 expressly.
• Employer thresholds. NYSHRL applies to employers with one or more employees (effective 2/8/2020). NYCHRL applies to employers with four or more employees, with a one-employee threshold for gender-based harassment and full coverage of independent contractors and freelancers per Local Law 99 (2022).
• Election of remedies. N.Y. Exec. Law § 297(9) bars a civil action where the same claim has been filed with DHR (or with NYCCHR per NYC Admin. Code § 8-502(a)). Exceptions: (i) administrative-convenience dismissal; (ii) untimeliness dismissal; (iii) Plaintiff-requested annulment before hearing. Charges filed solely with EEOC and not cross-filed with DHR do not trigger election.
• Damages. NYSHRL and NYCHRL impose UNCAPPED compensatory damages. Punitive damages are available under NYSHRL (employment and housing, post-2019) and NYCHRL (uncapped). Title VII and ADA caps under 42 U.S.C. § 1981a do NOT apply to state/city counts.
• Attorney fees. NYSHRL § 297(10), NYCHRL § 8-502(g), and federal § 1988 / § 2000e-5(k) all permit prevailing-plaintiff fee-shifting.
• Individual liability. Both NYSHRL § 296(6) and NYCHRL § 8-107(6) impose individual liability for aiding and abetting. Title VII does not. Pleading aiding-and-abetting counts preserves individual defendants when the corporate defendant is judgment-proof.
• Forum strategy. State court (NY Supreme Court) is generally favored for NYCHRL claims due to local jury familiarity and broader state procedural protections. Federal court may be preferred where § 1983 / federal-question dominance, fee structures, or removal posture matter.
• Mandatory NDA carve-out. Effective 11/17/2023, N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-336 prohibits enforcement of pre-claim non-disclosure provisions covering discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Review any prior NDA / arbitration / severance agreement before filing.
• Mandatory arbitration carve-out. N.Y. CPLR § 7515 prohibits mandatory pre-dispute arbitration of discrimination claims, though the U.S. Supreme Court has held this preempted by the FAA where the FAA applies (Latif v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 2019 WL 2610985 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)). The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, 9 U.S.C. §§ 401–402, restores the no-arbitration rule for sexual-harassment and sexual-assault claims.

21. SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• NYSHRL — N.Y. Exec. Law § 290 et seq. — https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EXC/A15
• N.Y. Exec. Law § 296 (Unlawful discriminatory practices) — https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EXC/296
• N.Y. Exec. Law § 297 (Procedure; election of remedies; private right of action) — https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EXC/297
• NYS Division of Human Rights — https://dhr.ny.gov/
• NYS DHR Human Rights Law page — https://dhr.ny.gov/new-york-state-human-rights-law
• NYC Admin. Code Title 8 (Civil Rights) — https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-219879
• NYC Commission on Human Rights — https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/index.page
• Governor Hochul announcement of 3-year SOL — https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-statute-limitations-unlawful-discrimination
• DHR announcement of 3-year SOL — https://dhr.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-statute-limitations-unlawful-discrimination
• Williams v. New York City Housing Authority, 61 A.D.3d 62 (1st Dep't 2009) — https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2009/2009_00440.htm
• Mihalik v. Credit Agricole Cheuvreux N. Am., Inc., 715 F.3d 102 (2d Cir. 2013)
• Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. White, 548 U.S. 53 (2006) (retaliation standard)
• St. Francis College v. Al-Khazraji, 481 U.S. 604 (1987) (§ 1981 scope)
• CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 553 U.S. 442 (2008) (§ 1981 retaliation)
• 42 U.S.C. § 1981 — https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1981
• 42 U.S.C. § 1983 — https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1983
• 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 (Title VII) — https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000e-2

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