June 24, 2026
A New York federal judge tossed a Black former executive secretary's suit claiming a cancer institute denied her request to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic out of racial bias, ruling she couldn't overcome evidence that her job required an in-office presence.
April 21, 2023
A federal judge will consider a western New York cancer center's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former worker who claims she was denied the opportunity to work from home because of her race. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the state.