Legal Opinion
United States v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 13, 2010No. 07 Civ.2083(WHP)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, District Judge:
Plaintiff United States of America (the “Government”) brings this Title VII pat tern-or-practice action against the City of New York (the “City”) and the New York City Department of Transportation (the “DOT”). The Government alleges that the Defendants discriminate against women by hiring only men to work as City bridge painters. The evidence adduced at trial reveals a municipal division in America’s largest city that refuses to hire women, in spite of societal norms, sound business practice, and city, state, and federal law. The Supreme…
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