Lorefice v. State of New York

  1. November 03, 2023

    NY State Worker's Firing Not Discriminatory, 2nd Circ. Says

    The Second Circuit declined Friday to revive a former New York state employee's suit claiming he was discriminated against after the employee sent a series of romantic messages to a female co-worker on Facebook, saying his firing was justified and untainted by gender discrimination.

  2. October 20, 2023

    NY Forecast: Worker's Firing Over Messages At 2nd Circ.

    This week, the Second Circuit will hear a former New York state employee's attempt to revive his lawsuit claiming the Department of Environmental Conservation discriminated against him on the basis of his gender by firing him after he sent romantic messages to a co-worker on Facebook. Here, Law360 explores this and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in New York.