Legal Opinion
Trathony Griffin Et Al., Appellants, v. Sirva, Inc., Et Al., Respondents
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2017No. 35PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge DiFiore.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has posed three questions regarding who may be liable under the New York State Human Rights Law. Two questions concern Executive Law (Human Rights Law) § 296 (15), which prohibits discrimination against individuals with prior criminal convictions. A third question concerns section 296 (6), which prohibits aiding and abetting discriminatory conduct.
Plaintiffs are two former employees of Astro Moving and Storage Co., Inc., a New York company. Astro hired plaintiffs as laborers in August 2008 and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. DardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Patrowich v. Chemical BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Mon v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Mittl v. New York State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Popat v. LevyDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2018
- Popat v. LevyDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2017
- Griffin v. Sirva, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2018
- Griffin v. Sirva Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
- Matter of Streety v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
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