Kesters Merchandising Display International v. SurfaceQuest

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How courts have described this case

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• explaining that the NYSHRL “historically utilized the same [pleading] standard as Title VII,” but it was amended “to align with the NYCHRL’s more liberal pleading standard”
• indicating that the post-amendment NYSHRL retaliation standard aligns with the NYCHRL’s retaliation standard
• affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s retaliation claims under NYSHRL and NYCHRL for failure to adduce evidence of engaging in protected activity
• affirming a grant of summary judgment on Title VII and NYSHRL retaliation where plaintiff had failed to establish she engaged in a protected activity
• explaining difference between pleading requirements for retaliation claims under NYSHRL and Title VII
• “The NYSHRL historically utilized the same standard as Title VII, but it was amended in 2019 to align with the NYCHRL”

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