United States Second Circuit
Makinen v. City of New York, 16-973
In an employment case involving a provision of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that defines only 'recovering' or 'recovered' alcoholics as having a 'disability', the Court certifies the following question to the New York Court of Appeals: Do sections 8‐102(16)(c) and 8‐107(1)(a) of the New York City Administrative Code preclude a plaintiff from bringing a disability discrimination claim based solely on a perception of untreated alcoholism?
Appellate Information
- Published 2017/05/22
Judges
- LOHIER
Court
- United States Second Circuit