NY A01182

Establishes that jury verdicts in employment discrimination cases under New York Human Rights Law are presumed correct and cannot be reduced as "excessive" without finding exceptional circumstances

Requires courts to determine that the jury was influenced by partiality, prejudice, mistake, or corruption AND that remittitur is necessary to avoid a complete miscarriage of justice before modifying any award

Mandates that courts review evidence in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict and give primary weight to the remedial purpose of anti-discrimination laws

Prohibits courts from using comparisons to other damage awards or relying on the "material deviation from reasonable compensation" standard when reviewing employment discrimination verdicts

Applies to all pending cases where a verdict has not yet been reached and all claims filed on or after the effective date, with the provision declared substantive rather than procedural