Searcy's heirs v. Rearden

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• analyzing whether particular remarks were probative of discrimination based on the four factors listed in Henry
• dismissing Title VII, NYCHRL and NYSHRL claims for lack of causation when termination occurred six months after protected acts
• “{Plaintiff] has not shown that defendants’ proffered rationale for termination is pretext for unlawful discrimination, or that her [protected characteristic] contributed to defendants’ decision.”
• “Claims for violations of the Equal Pay Act and the New York State Equal Pay [Law] may be evaluated under the same standard.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• “A plaintiff cannot establish a prima facie case based on ‘purely conclusory allegations of discrimination, absent any concrete particulars.’” (quoting Meiri v. Dacon, 759 F.2d 989, 998 (2d Cir. 1985))
• “Knowledge of professionals within the institution tasked with investigating and evaluating claims of discrimination, even if such individuals do not influence the decisionmaker, is 11 sufficient to show general corporate knowledge.

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