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THE PLAINTIFF, A MALE EMT, ALLEGED HE WAS TERMINATED BECAUSE OF HIS INVOLVEMENT IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL FEMALE EMT’S WERE INVOLVED IN COMPARABLE ACCIDENTS BUT WERE NOT TERMINATED; PLAINTIFF STATED A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff emergency medical technician (EMT) stated a cause of action for sex discrimination. Plaintiff alleged he was terminated because he was involved in a traffic accident but several female EMT’s were involved in comparable accidents but were not terminated:

The NYSHRL [state human rights law] and the NYCHRL [city human rights law], prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sex … . “A plaintiff alleging discrimination in employment in violation of the NYSHRL must establish that (1) she or he is a member of a protected class, (2) she or he was qualified to hold the position, (3) she or he suffered an adverse employment action, and (4) the adverse action occurred under circumstances giving rise to an inference of discrimination” … . “Under the NYCHRL, the plaintiff must establish that she or he was subject to an unfavorable employment change or treated less well than other employees on the basis of a protected characteristic” … . Here, accepting the facts as alleged in the complaint as true, and according the plaintiff the benefit of every possible favorable inference, the complaint sufficiently alleges circumstances which give rise to an inference of sex discrimination, and adequately states a cause of action pursuant to the NYCHRL and the NYSHRL … . Silvers v Jamaica Hosp., 2023 NY Slip Op 03938, Second Dept 7-26-23

Practice Point: Here a male employee alleged he was terminated because he was involved in a traffic accident and several female employees were involved in comparable accidents but were not terminated. That allegation stated a cause of action for sex discrimination. 

 

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