DECISION/ORDER In this action, plaintiff Angelique Fusco (Fusco) is suing her former employer, defendant HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (HSBC), to recover damages for alleged employment discrimination, claiming that defendant unlawfully discriminated against her on the basis of disability and retaliated against her for complaining about discrimination in violation of the New York State Human Rights Law (Executive Law §§296 [1] and [7]) (NYSHRL) and the New York City Human Rights Law (Administrative Code of the City of New York [Administrative Code] §§8-107 [1] and [7]) (NYCHRL). HSBC now moves pursuant to CPLR 3212 for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.1 For the reasons stated herein, the motion is granted.BACKGROUNDPlaintiff was employed by HSBC from June 2005 to June 1, 2011, when she left for other employment (Complaint, 14; see Employment Application, Ex. O to Malley Affirmation in Support of Defendant’s Motion (Malley Aff.), and again from December 2011 to January 2015, when she resigned. After she had left in June 2011, Fusco was rehired in December 2011 as a “Premier Mortgage Consultant,” (PMC) responsible for selling mortgages at HSBC branches in Manhattan, and held that position until she resigned. See Affidavit of Angelique Fusco (Fusco Aff.), 2; Affidavit of Marjan Moini (Moini Aff.), 5. In April or May 2013, plaintiff was assigned to work at the HSBC branch located at 96th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan (96th St. branch). Fusco Aff., 4; Complaint, 17; Excerpt of Plaintiff’s Deposition (Pl. Dep.), Ex. D to Malley Aff., at 67. She was the only PMC assigned to the 96th St. branch. Pl. Dep. at 70. Anthony Masseria (Masseria), a Vice President-Mortgage Sales Manager for HSBC, was her direct supervisor. Affidavit of Masseria (Masseria Aff.), 7; Affidavit of David Gates (Gates Aff.), 5. Marjan Moini (Moini) was the branch manager for the 96th St. branch, as well as another branch located at 104th Street and Broadway (the Morningside branch). Pl. Dep. at 72; Moini Aff., 2; Masseria Aff., 9.Plaintiff alleges that she is disabled, within the meaning of the NYSHRL and the NYCHRL, as a result of abdominal and back conditions. Complaint,
61, 82. Prior to her assignment to the 96th St. branch, plaintiff underwent surgery for abdominal pain and was out of work from March 28, 2013, to April 4, 2013. Fusco Aff., 3; Complaint, 16. In late May of 2013, plaintiff was diagnosed with a herniated disc, and was out of work on medical leave from August 22, 2013 to October 6, 2013. Complaint, 22; Fusco Aff.,
