A New York federal district court granted XTM, Inc.'s motion to dismiss a claim of retaliation under New York Labor Law Section 215 brought by the company’s former head of business strategy, who alleged that XTM retaliated against him by filing counterclaims after he sued for unpaid wages and other claims, ruling that the former executive failed to allege sufficient facts showing that XTM’s counterclaims were baseless, which is necessary to state a retaliation claim based on the filing of counterclaims.
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