Racially Discriminatory Workplace Allegations May Not Proceed Under “Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress” Theory; Negligence Claims Barred by NY Workers’ Compensation Law
In Miles v. Pepsico et al, 20-cv-1591, 2022 WL 798272 (N.D.N.Y. March 16, 2022), a case arising from allegations of a racially discriminatory workplace – asserted by one African American plaintiff and two of his Caucasian co-workers – the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims for (1) intentional infliction of emotional distress, (2)…
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