July 2022

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In Mellett v. City of Philadelphia, No. 20-cv-1629-JMY, 2022 WL 2391141 (E.D.Pa. July 1, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s retaliation claim. From the decision: Plaintiff has brought forth evidence that Defendant’s alleged retaliatory conduct occurred within days of her complaining about Lieutenant Frank’s conduct and that…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From “Antagonism” Following Complaints of Sexual Harassment, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Sarraj v. Northern Virginia Electric, 2022 WL 2820553 (E.D.Va. July 18, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims based on race, age, and sex. Initially, the court held that plaintiff – who is over 40 and Iraqi-Kurish – did not sufficiently allege an race and age-based hostile work environment claim,…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Single Comment Insufficient
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In a recent case, Gueye v. H & S Bakery, Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 22-2612, 2022 WL 2805636 (D.N.J. July 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age- and disability-based hostile work environment. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff, a plant superintendent, alleges that he was forced to take…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Despite Lack of “Egregious” Conduct, Plaintiff Alleged Supervisor’s “Growing Frustration”
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In Goosby v. Kendall, 2022 WL 2666731 (S.D.Ohio July 11, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: A hostile work environment claim requires proof that (1) plaintiff belongs to a protected class; (2) [plaintiff] was subject to unwelcome harassment; (3) the harassment was based on race; (4) the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Insufficiently Alleged; Comments Were Not “Pervasive”
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In  DeLaRosa v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21-CV-4051 (JPO), 2022 WL 2752589 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim(s) of hostile work environment under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. (The court…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Against NYC Dept. of Education
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In  DeLaRosa v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21-CV-4051 (JPO), 2022 WL 2752589 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged retaliation, arising from complaints of age discrimination, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Complaints of Age Discrimination, Sufficiently Allege Against NYC Dept. of Education
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In  DeLaRosa v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21-CV-4051 (JPO), 2022 WL 2752589 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. From…

Read More Age Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Dept. of Education
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Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled Roe v. Wade and jettisoned the federal constitutional right to abortion, there has been an uptick in discussions over the so-called “right to travel” between/among United States states. Specifically, the discussion has centered on the issue as it pertains to…

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In Zdanowitz v. Queens-Long Island Medical Group, P.C., No. 159574/2017, 2022 WL 2387853, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 32050(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 01, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision:…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Queens-Long Island Medical Group
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In Bush v. Alliant Content, LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 22199 (NY Sup. Ct. Westchester Cty. July 5, 2022), the court ruled on an issue that became particularly relevant during the COVID pandemic, namely, whether a deposition – a proceeding, part of the “discovery” process in civil litigation, comprising the interposition of real-time questions to…

Read More Unvaccinated Cancer Survivor Must Appear For In-Person Deposition, Court Rules
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