June 2025

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In a unanimous opinion issued today (authored by Justice Jackson), Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, No. 23-1039, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a lower court opinion, holding that majority-group plaintiffs are not required to meet a heightened evidentiary standard of showing “background circumstances” to establish a prima facie case of discrimination at the…

Read More SCOTUS Rejects Heightened Evidentiary Standard in “Reverse Discrimination” Cases
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A recent decision from the Eighth Circuit, Jackson v. Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., 134 F.4th 1262 (8th Cir. April 25, 2025), illustrates the perils of waiting to the very end of the statute of limitations to file a complaint. In sum, the plaintiff filed a Charge of Discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,…

Read More Employment Discrimination Claim Held Untimely, Notwithstanding Claim of a “Computer Glitch” Affecting Electronic Filing
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In Joseph Sherman v. Thalia Graves and Gloria Allred, 24 Civ. 8494 (AT), 2025 WL 1558476 (S.D.N.Y. Jun 2, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s defamation claim. This decision is a good summary of the current state of defamation law in New York. In sum, on September 24, 2024, defendant Graves filed…

Read More Court Dismisses Joseph Sherman’s Defamation Claim Against Thalia Graves and Lawyer
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In Kukreja v. Scientific Systems Company et al, 24-CV-1364 (SFR), 2025 WL 1549071 (D.Conn. May 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In sum, plaintiff alleged that he incurred injuries while on a work trip, and that (for…

Read More Citing Timely Termination, Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Wallace v. Cheng, No. 159691/2023, 2025 WL 1116760 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: By decision and order dated May 12, 2022, the federal district…

Read More Federal Court Factual Findings Warrant Dismissal of New York State, City Human Rights Law Race Discrimination Claims
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