Recent substantive changes to sexual orientation discrimination law in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit resulted in a reversal and remand Monday of a 2016 summary judgment dismissing similar Title VII claims.

Frederick Cargian, who is gay, sued Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling for discrimination, after allegedly being fired from his position as sales representative following the hiring of a new president in 2010. Cargian claimed that the new president created a “boy’s club” atmosphere in his inner circle—which meant the exclusion of Cargian.