MATTER OF DIAZ CHEM. CORP. v. New York State Div. of Human Rights

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Appellant argues that the gender discrimination complaint against it under Executive Law § 296 should be dismissed because the State Division of Human Rights (SDHR) delayed 11 years before holding a hearing on the complaint, and then delayed its order for another three years. Ultimately, SDHR awarded complainant two years of back pay, and it also awarded damages for mental anguish that were subsequently reduced by the Appellate Division.

This Court has previously rejected the argument that a…