Wendy Williams’ Ex-Husband Can Sue for Marital Bias Over Firing

The television syndication company that produced the Wendy Williams Show must face a lawsuit by Williams’ former husband alleging his termination as executive producer after she filed for divorce violated New York City job bias law.

The ruling by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York turned on the broad reading the city has said the New York City Human Rights Law must receive. The New York City Council twice passed laws to ensure the NYCHRL is interpreted as or more broadly than state and federal law and is construed liberally to show no tolerance of ...