DECISION AND ORDER Plaintiff Tami R. Paladino brings this employment discrimination action against her former employer, Defendant Rochester Institute of Technology (“RIT”). She alleges that RIT retaliated against her and engaged in sex — and sexual-orientation discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), and the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law §290 et seq. (“NYSHRL”). ECF No. 6. Now before the Court is RIT’s partial motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s amended complaint. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff opposes the motion. ECF No. 10. For the following reasons, RIT’s motion is GRANTED. LEGAL STANDARD A complaint will survive a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) when it states a plausible claim for relief. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 679 (2009). A claim for relief is plausible when the plaintiff pleads sufficient facts that allow the Court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the alleged misconduct. Id. at 678. In considering the plausibility of a claim, the Court must accept factual allegations as true and draw all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff’s favor. Faber v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 648 F.3d 98, 104 (2d Cir. 2011). At the same time, the Court is not required to accord “[l]egal conclusions, deductions, or opinions couched as factual allegations…a presumption of truthfulness.” In re NYSE Specialists Secs. Litig., 503 F.3d 89, 95 (2d Cir. 2007). “Although the statute of limitations is ordinarily an affirmative defense that must be raised in the answer, a statute of limitations defense may be decided on a motion to dismiss…if the defense appears on the face of the complaint.” Brightman v. Physician Affiliate Grp. of N.Y., P.C., No. 20-CV-4290, 2021 WL 1999466, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. May 19, 2021) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). DISCUSSION Plaintiff is a “lesbian female,” ECF No. 6 6, and she alleges that she was subjected to sexual-orientation discrimination throughout her employment at RIT. As is relevant here, she claims that in February 2018, she was denied a promotion due to her sexual orientation. See id.
