March 20, 2026
New York and a labor union must face a former employee's suit claiming she was fired for requesting Saturdays off to observe the Sabbath, a federal judge ruled, saying it was unclear whether granting her accommodations would violate the seniority system in her collective bargaining agreement.
February 27, 2026
This week, the Second Circuit will consider the New York State Unified Court System's challenge to a federal judge's decision finding the court system discriminated against a Christian employee by not accommodating her request for an exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.
April 14, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked a federal judge in Manhattan to toss a potential class action brought by a former state disability office employee against the state and her labor union claiming she was fired for demanding specific days off for religious observances.