Mittl v. New York State Division of Human Rights

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

In October 1988, petitioner, an ophthalmologist, hired complainant as a secretary in his Manhattan office. Complainant was married and had an infant daughter. Approximately a year later, complainant informed petitioner that she might be pregnant, and the pregnancy was confirmed in December 1989. In early February 1990, petitioner told complainant that his wife suspected that complainant was carrying his child, and he added that complainant’s pregnancy was “becoming a problem” in the office.

Later that month, complainant telephoned petitioner requesting two…