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THE STATE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (SDHR) ADMITTED IT HAD FAILED TO ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATE PETITIONER’S GENDER DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS; REVERSING SUPREME COURT, SDHR’S “NO PROBABLE CAUSE” FINDING WAS ANNULLED AND THE MATTER REMITTED (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the State Division of Human Rights (SDHR) had acted irrationally, arbitrarily and capriciously in finding there was no probable cause to believe petitioner’s gender-discrimination claims:

In its answer, SDHR specifically requested that Supreme Court remand this case so that SDHR could conduct further investigation pursuant to 9 NYCRR 465.20 (a) (2), conceding that it “may have overlooked or not given full consideration” to the issues raised by petitioner. SDHR acknowledged that the final investigation and report … erroneously included information from a wholly unrelated case before it … and conceded that the witnesses identified by petitioner “were not interviewed [by SDHR] during the investigative process.”… Given SDHR’s admissions, Supreme Court was presented with sufficient good cause demonstrating that SDHR’s underlying investigation in this matter was inadequate and/or abbreviated (see 9 NYCRR 465.20 [a] [2]). Accordingly, we find that SDHR’s probable cause determination based thereon should be annulled as irrational, arbitrary and capricious, and this matter remitted to SDHR for further investigation “so that there can be a proper determination as to whether probable cause exists” … . Matter of Schwindt v Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 2020 NY Slip Op 05009, Third Dept 9-17-20

 

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