New York Court of Appeals, 1973

Liberty Mutual Insurance v. City of New York Commission on Human Rights

New York Court of Appeals · Decided February 15, 1973

31 N.Y.2d 1044; 294 N.E.2d 855; 342 N.Y.S.2d 70; 1973 N.Y. LEXIS 1473; 5 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1376

Cases that cite this one

6 later published cases cite this decision.

Harlem Teams for Self-Help, Inc. v. Department of Investigation (New York Supreme Court 1984)
Buholtz v. Board of Directors of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. (New York Supreme Court 2013)
Barton v. New York City Commission on Human Rights (New York Supreme Court 1988)
Levin v. Murawski (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1982)
New York State Division of Human Rights v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1980)
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination v. Liberty Mutual Insurance (Mass. 1976)

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Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: The complaint here involved is loosely drawn, but we agree with *1046the Appellate Division that it was sufficient, although minimally so, to set the commission’s investigatory machinery in motion and, by that token, sufficient to support the investigative subpoenas which were issued. In filing such a complaint, however, not only should the commission be reasonably satisfied that there ' is basis for the charge asserted, but it must make certain that, in compliance with New York City’s Administrative Code (§ Bl-8.0, subd. 1), the complaint sets forth particulars sufficient to furnish the employer with adequate notice of the alleged discriminatory practices and affords him adequate opportunity to prepare a defense. Due process demands no less.

Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Burke, Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones and Wachtler. Taking no part: Judge Breitel.

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