Legal Opinion

Charles Michael Sparks v. The New York Times Company

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 17, 2026No. 1:24-cv-00455Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CHARLES MICHAEL SPARKS, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:24-cv-00455 (JLR) -against- OPINION AND ORDER THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, Defendant. JENNIFER L. ROCHON, United States District Judge: Plaintiff Charles Michael Sparks (“Plaintiff” or “Sparks”) was an employee at Defendant The New York Times Company (“Defendant” or the “Times”). The Times fired him after he returned from parental leave. Sparks alleges that his firing was discriminatory and retaliatory, in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”),

29 U.S.C. § 2601

et seq., and…

2Cases cited38 opinions

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
Carol A. Gallo v. Prudential Residential Services, Limited Partnership, Doing Business as Prudential Relocation ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
Vega v. Hempstead Union Free School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
Darnell v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
Hicks v. BainesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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