Legal Opinion
People v. New York City Transit Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 1983PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
A complaint which alleges that women are being discriminated against through the use of a facially neutral seniority system as the basis for provisional promotions and by giving seniority weight disproportionate to performance in determining permanent promotional appointments states a valid cause of action for violation of the Human Rights Law (Executive Law, art 15) but since it alleges no present intent to discriminate does not sufficiently allege a cause of action under the equal protection clause of the New York State Constitution (art I, § 11). Moreover, on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- American Tobacco Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by31 opinions
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