Schindler v. Plaza Construction LLC

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara Jaffe, J.), entered January 10, 2017, which denied defendant Plaza Construction LLC’s (Plaza) motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff, a woman and licensed crane operator, alleges that she was wrongfully terminated from a construction job on the basis of her gender in violation of the New York City Human Rights Law (the City HRL). Plaza, the general contractor on the job, moved to dismiss the complaint. The motion court correctly denied the motion.

Even if Plaza is not plaintiff’s employer or joint employer…