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Kassman v. KPMG LLP

S.D.N.Y.June 14, 2021No. 1:11-cv-03743
DismissedKPMG LLP
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Case Details

Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Unknown
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
motion to dismiss

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

DiscriminationWrongful Termination

Outcome

The court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss, concluding that the plaintiff failed to adequately plead her claims under New York State and City Human Rights Laws.

What This Ruling Means

**Employment Discrimination Case Against KPMG** This case involved a discrimination lawsuit filed by an employee named Kassman against the major accounting firm KPMG LLP in 2021. The worker claimed they faced discrimination while employed at the company, though the specific details of what type of discrimination occurred are not available from the court records. Unfortunately, the court ruling's outcome cannot be determined from the available information. While the case involved employment discrimination claims, the excerpt only mentions that the court addressed constitutional issues related to an ordinance, without providing details about how the discrimination claims were resolved or what damages, if any, were awarded. **What This Means for Workers:** Even though the specific outcome is unclear, this case represents the type of discrimination lawsuit that employees can file against large employers when they believe they've been treated unfairly based on protected characteristics like race, gender, age, or other factors. Workers should know they have legal options if they experience workplace discrimination, and major companies like KPMG face the same legal scrutiny as smaller employers. The fact that such cases reach federal court demonstrates that discrimination claims are taken seriously by the legal system.

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