Phillips v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Acosta, J.
This case requires us to examine the “reasonable accommodation” provisions of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws (HRLs) in the context of a CPLR 3211 motion. We begin with the recognition of the New York City Council’s mandate that courts should be sensitive to the distinctive language, purposes and liberal construction analysis required by the City HRL under Williams v New York City Hous. Auth. (61 AD3d 62, 65 [2009]).
I. Background
Plaintiff was hired by defendant Department of Homeless Services (DHS) in a noncompetitive civil service title in 1988.…
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