Can a former employee of a disability support company sue for discrimination against a co-worker who has been discriminated against by virtue of their association with a disabled individual?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dessources v. Am. Conference Inst. Kenneth Horton, 2015 NY Slip Op 31040 (U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2015):
Administrative Code 8-107(20) explicitly grants standing to sue those who have been discriminated against by virtue of their association with disabled individuals. ( Bartman v. Shenker, 5 Misc 3d 856 [2004). That section provides:
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