Opinion ID: 859136
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Analysis of NYCHRL Claims

Text: To summarize, federal courts reviewing NYCHRL claims are to be guided by the following considerations: - 25 -
independently from federal and state discrimination claims, see Restoration Act § 1; Hernandez, 957 N.Y.S.2d at 58;
considered because the overall context in which [the challenged conduct occurs] cannot be ignored, Hernandez, 957 N.Y.S.2d at 59;
liability no longer applies to NYCHRL claims, and the severity or pervasiveness of conduct is relevant only to the scope of damages, see Williams, 872 N.Y.S.2d at 38;
see Williams, 872 N.Y.S.2d at 40, and a defendant is not liable if the plaintiff fails to prove the conduct is caused at least in part by discriminatory or retaliatory motives, see id. at 39-40 & n.27, or if the defendant proves the conduct was nothing more - 26 - than petty slights or trivial inconveniences, id. at 41;
insubstantial cases, even a single comment may be actionable in the proper context, id. at 41 & n.30; and
NYCHRL cases, but only if the record establishes as a matter of law that a reasonable jury could not find the employer liable under any theory, see Melman, 946 N.Y.S.2d at 30; Furfero v. St. John's Univ., 941 N.Y.S.2d 639, 642 (2d Dep't 2012).