Legal Opinion
New York State Division of Human Rights v. Belmont Fire Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 2, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Substantial evidence supports the determination of the Commissioner of Human Rights that Belmont Fire Company (Fire Company) discriminated against complainant because of her sex in denying her application for admission. Complainant made out a prima facie case of discrimination by demonstrating that she is a woman, that she was denied admission to the Fire Company and that she was qualified to be a firefighter (see, Ashker v International Bus. Machs. Corp., 168 AD2d 724, 725). The evidence further…
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- Belanoff v. GraysonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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