Hoffman v Parade Publications
15 N.Y.3d 285, 933 N.E.2d 744, 907 N.Y.S.2d 145, 2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 05706
Court of Appeals of New York · July 1, 2010
What the court decided
A Georgia resident who worked in Parade's Atlanta office was fired by a phone call from the company's New York City headquarters. The Court of Appeals held that "nonresidents of the city and state must plead and prove that the alleged discriminatory conduct had an impact within those respective boundaries." The rule protects nonresidents who work in New York, but a decision made in a New York headquarters is not enough by itself.
Who won
The employer won. The Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the dismissal of his State and City age discrimination claims, over a dissent.
Why it matters for workers with a medical condition
If you live outside New York, the State and City laws protect you if you work in New York or the discrimination otherwise had an impact on you there. Where the decision was made is not enough.
Key passage: 15 N.Y.3d 285 at 289-92.
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