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Argyle Realty Associates v. New York State Division of Human Rights

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 30, 2009PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Belen, J.

The Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights (hereinafter the Division) found that the petitioner had discriminated against the complainant employee, Ivette Rivera, on the basis of her pregnancy, and awarded damages to the complainant. The principal issue in this proceeding is whether the number of employees of the petitioner’s interrelated entities may be aggregated to meet the four-employee statutory minimum required to be deemed an “employer” under Executive Law § 292 (5). We find that they may, and adopt the “single employer doctrine”…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2006
  2. 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Loeffler v. FrankSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Forrest v. Jewish Guild for the BlindNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. Ferrante v. American Lung Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1997

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. Mohawk Valley Orthopedics, LLP v. CarconeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bloomberg L.P.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014

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