Jacobsen v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Abdus-Salaam, J.

The issue before us is whether, on a motion for summary judgment disposing of an employee’s disability discrimination claims under the New York City Human Rights Law (see Administrative Code of City of NY § 8-107) and the New York State Human Rights Law (see Executive Law § 296), an employer’s failure to consider the reasonableness of a proposed accommodation for a generally qualified employee’s disability via a good faith interactive process precludes the employer from obtaining summary judgment. In resolving this issue, we reiterate that the State Human…