Legal Opinion
Consolidated Edison Co. v. New York State Division of Human Rights
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 1991PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*415OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Complainant Pamela Easton is a black woman employed in the calendaring unit of petitioner’s law department and, if the qualifications listed in petitioner’s newspaper advertisement for applicants control, she was qualified for promotion to supervisor of that section: she is a high school graduate, has extensive experience in calendaring and, as her record indicates, has supervisory ability. Notwithstanding these qualifications, complainant was passed over for two promotions given to white men who petitioner claimed were better qualified but who arguably did not…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Matter of Stork Restaurant, Inc. v. BolandNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Holland v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Miller Brewing Co. v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by69 opinions
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- Brady v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2006
- Riverkeeper, Inc. v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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