Cornell Ex-Assistant Dean Loses Sexual Orientation Bias Lawsuit

A gay female former assistant dean at Cornell University failed to link her sexual orientation to alleged mistreatment by her supervisor and can’t pursue discrimination and harassment claims for now, a federal judge said.

Allegations that the woman was the only openly gay person on the executive leadership team of the dean of the university’s New York State College of Human Ecology weren’t enough even under the liberal standard that governs New York State Human Rights Law sex harassment claims, the US District Court for the Northern District of New York said. The NYSHRL only requires proof that an employee ...