Legal Opinion
Parker v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 4, 1998No. 97 Civ. 264(LAK)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Douglas Parker brings suit against his former employer under the Americans With Disabilities Act 1 (“ADA”), the New York Human Rights Law 2 (“NYHRL”), and the Family and Medical Leave Act 3 (“FMLA”). Parker alleges that he was discriminated against in violation of these statutes because his employer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (“SPE”), and two of its affiliates fired him after he had been absent from his job for six months following a back injury that occurred at SPE’s facility. Parker contends also that the defendants later retaliated…
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