Case: Discrimination/Retaliation (E.D.N.Y.)

A New York federal district court denied ProHEALTH Care Associates LLP’s motion for summary judgment on retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the New York State Human Rights Law brought by a terminated employee who alleged she was fired in retaliation for her discrimination complaint, finding that the four-month gap between her protected activity and termination, along with evidence regarding the employer’s notification methods about her leave request deadline, created material questions of fact as to whether the employer’s stated reason of “job abandonment” was pretextual.

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