Legal Opinion

Williams v. New York City Housing Authority

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 27, 2009PublishedCited by 460 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Acosta, J.

Introduction

This appeal presents us with the opportunity to construe for the first time the Local Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2005 (Local Law No. 85 [2005] of City of NY [Restoration Act]).

Defendants’ summary judgment motion—addressed to an amended complaint alleging a hostile work environment, disparate treatment on the basis of sex, and retaliation in violation of applicable provisions of the Executive Law and the New York City Administrative Code—was granted in its entirety. While we agree with the motion court that the claims arising under both *64the State…

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