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In Pittman v. Yantiss et al, No. 151274/2020, 2022 WL 2238886 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss her claims of discrimination based on gender and familial/caregiver status in violation of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. After determining that plaintiff…

Read More Sex/Gender, Pregnancy, Familial/Caregiver Status Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal: Pittman v. Yantiss et al
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In Jaiteh v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., No. 154251/2021, 2022 WL 2191385 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 17, 2022) the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s race discrimination claims, asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, against defendant Whole Foods Market Group. Here are the facts, as summarized by…

Read More Race, Gender Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against Whole Foods
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In Gooch v. Electric Power Board of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County d/b/a Nashville Electric Service, No. 3:20-cv-01001, 2022 WL 2196267 (M.D.Tenn. June 17, 2022), the court held that plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment on his race-based hostile work environment claim under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The court summarized the…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Presence of Nooses
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In Thange v. Oxford Global Resources, LLC, 19-5979 (ES) (JRA), 2022 WL 2046938 (D.N.J. June 7, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race, religion, and national origin-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the elements of…

Read More Race, Religion, National Origin Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included “Jihadi” Comment
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In Louis v. Window Rock Unified School District, No. CV-20-08193-PCT-DJH, 2022 WL 2132239 (D.Ariz. June 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiff’s claims arose from text messages exchanged between her and a non-party (the School…

Read More Text Message-Based Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed
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In Oliver v. Penny, 2022 WL 2165814 (2d Cir. June 16, 2022), the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim. From the decision: Oliver argues that she engaged in protected speech by reporting sex discrimination and harassment and was retaliated against for doing so. But personal grievances, such as…

Read More First Amendment Retaliation Claim Properly Dismissed; Complaints of Sex Discrimination Etc. Were Not “Matters of Public Concern”
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In Henry v. Ground, No. 153458/2021, 2022 WL 2158368 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Plaintiff bases her claim on two incidents (one in July 2018, the other in…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Off-Premises Conduct by Co-Workers, Dismissed
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In McGrier v. Capital Cardiology, 1:20-cv-01044 (BKS/DJS), 2022 WL 2105854 (N.D.N.Y. June 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-promote race discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiff asserted a number of adverse employment actions, including receipt of a corrective action notice, and…

Read More Race Discrimination Failure-to-Promote Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Mwangi v. Passbase, Inc. et al, 21-cv-6728, 2022 WL 2133734 (S.D.N.Y. June 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. At all relevant times, plaintiff worked remotely from Berlin, Germany, and was not in the U.S. when the alleged discrimination took place. As to plaintiff’s § 1981…

Read More Germany-Based Plaintiff’s Discrimination Claims Dismissed on Geographic Grounds
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