Matter of Monsay v New York State Div. of Human Rights

Matter of Monsay v New York State Div. of Human Rights 2010 NY Slip Op 06928 [77 AD3d 1378] October 1, 2010 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. As corrected through Wednesday, December 15, 2010

In the Matter of Evelyn H. Monsay, Petitioner, v New York State Division of Human Rights et al., Respondents.

—[*1] Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Syracuse (Laura L. Spring of counsel), for petitioner.

Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, Albany (Zainab A. Chaudhry of counsel), for respondents New York State and Others.

Proceeding pursuant to Executive Law § 298 (transferred to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department by order of the Supreme Court, Oswego County [James W. McCarthy, A.J.], entered April 8, 2010) to review a determination of respondent New York State Division of Human Rights. The determination dismissed the complaint of discrimination based on age and sex.

It is hereby ordered that the determination is unanimously confirmed without costs and the petition is dismissed.

Memorandum: Contrary to the contention of petitioner, the determination that respondent State University College at Oswego (College) did not unlawfully discriminate against her on the basis of gender or age is supported by substantial evidence (see generally Rainer N. Mittl, Ophthalmologist, P.C. v New York State Div. of Human Rights, 100 NY2d 326, 331 [2003]). Even assuming, arguendo, that petitioner established a prima facie case of gender or age discrimination, we conclude that the College rebutted the presumption of discrimination created by petitioner by presenting the requisite "legitimate, independent, and nondiscriminatory reasons to support its employment decision[s]" (Matter of Miller Brewing Co. v State Div. of Human Rights, 66 NY2d 937, 938 [1985]). Present—Martoche, J.P., Carni, Green, Pine and Gorski, JJ.