Legal Opinion

Rightnour v. Tiffany & Co.

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided February 11, 2019No. 16-cv-3527 (JGK)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:

The plaintiff, Kristin Rightnour, brings this action against her former employer, Tiffany and Company ("Tiffany" or "the defendant"), alleging that Tiffany violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) et seq. ("Title VII")

*516and the New York City Human Rights Law, New York City Administrative Code § 8-107 et seq. ("NYCHRL"), by engaging in unlawful religious discrimination and retaliation. The plaintiff, who is a practicing Catholic, primarily alleges that the defendant engaged in unlawful religious discrimination when it took various…

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