Banks v. General Motors, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BILLIE R. BANKS, Plaintiff, v. DECISION AND ORDER 14-CV-970S GENERAL MOTORS, LLC, Defendant. I. Introduction This is an employment discrimination action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 1981; and the New York State Human Rights Law,

N.Y. Exec. L. §§ 290, et seq. Plaintiff, an African American female, contends that Defendant General Motors discriminated against her on the basis of her race and sex, creating and permitting a hostile work environment. She also alleges that Defendant…