New York Federal Court Denies Class Certification To Employees Of The Fire Department Of New York
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Richardson v. City of New York, No. 17 Civ. 9447, 2021 WL 1910689 (S.D.N.Y. May 12, 2021), a putative class of Plaintiffs alleged that the Fire Department of New York was discriminatory in its hiring, promotion, and compensation decisions relative to its civilian workforce. Citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338, 352 (2011), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Plaintiffs’ motion for...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP