New York Court of Appeals
State Division of Human Rights v. Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
October 7, 197435 N.Y.2d 201
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals held that statistical evidence of a racially homogeneous workforce, combined with Kilian Manufacturing's referral-based hiring system, constituted sufficient proof of discriminatory action under the Human Rights Law, upheld the Division's cease‑and‑desist order without requiring proof of intent, rejected the due‑process challenge under the Fourteenth Amendment, and reversed the Appellate Division’s decision, remanding with modified language for the order.