Legal Opinion
Laura Ferraro v. Kellwood Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 7, 2006No. Docket 04-6413PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, Jr., Chief Judge.
A supervisor’s hot temper and foul tongue triggered this employment-discrimination lawsuit. Laura Ferraro sued her former employer, Kellwood Company, for violating the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law art. 15, and the New York City Human Rights Law, N.Y.C. Admin. Code tit. 8. Her complaint alleges that her supervisor, Arthur Gordon, demoted Ferraro, cut her salary, subjected her to a hostile work environment, and constructively discharged her on account of her breast cancer. The district court granted Kellwood’s motion for summary judgment in…
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