Aguilar v. New York Convention Center Operating Corp.

OPINION

MOTLEY, District Judge.

The fifty individual plaintiffs in this matter, each of whom is either female or a member of a racial or ethnic minority, are carpenters and freight handlers currently or formerly employed by the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (“Javits Center”) in Manhattan. Plaintiffs allege that the Javits Center is managed by a group of “white Irish males” who have engaged in widespread race and gender discrimination. In addition to giving white male employees preferences with respect to the type and amount of work that is assigned, plaintiffs claim that the Javits Center’s…