Givens v. New York City Housing Authority

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Goodman, J.), entered on or about February 27, 1997, which, in an action against defendant Housing Authority for negligent hiring and retention of defendant employee, granted the Housing Authority’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The same public policy that prohibits discrimination in hiring on the basis of a criminal record (Correction Law §§ 752, 753) prohibits discrimination in terminating employment on the basis of a criminal record. We agree with the trial court that the three nonviolent…