Legal Opinion
Brook v. Overseas Media, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 12, 2010PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*445Plaintiffs allegation that defendant terminated her employment “because of her perceived and/or actual disability and in retaliation for her having filed a Workers’ Compensation claim” does not state a cause of action for retaliatory discharge under the New York City Human Rights Law (see Administrative Code of City of NY § 8-107 [7]). The mere filing of a claim for workers’ compensation is not a “protected activity” within the meaning of that provision, because it does not constitute “opposing or complaining about unlawful discrimination” (see Forrest v Jewish Guild for the Blind, 3 NY3d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Forrest v. Jewish Guild for the BlindNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- Jimenez v. PotterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Unotti v. American Broadcasting CompaniesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Rice v. University of Rochester Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Iannone v. ING Financial Services, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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- Grovesteen v. New York State Public Employees FederationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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- Piligian v. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2020
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