Legal Opinion
Attenborough v. Construction & General Building Laborers' Local 79
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 29, 2009No. 03 Civ. 4399(RJH)(THK), 04 Civ. 6520(RJH)(THK) (2009)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. HOLWELL, District Judge.
In these consolidated cases 18 individual plaintiffs allege that they were subject to discrimination because the predominately white leadership of defendant Construction and General Building Laborers’ Local 79 (“Local 79” or the “Union”) favored its relatives and friends when referring out union jobs, resulting in disparate treatment of, and a disparate impact on, minority members of the Union, including plaintiffs. Certain of the plaintiffs further allege that Local 79 retaliated against them for bringing these actions.…
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