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In Quinn v. Austin, No. CV 24-10285-NMG, 2025 WL 2841890 (D. Mass. Oct. 7, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In support of a hostile work environment claim in this case, Quinn…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed, Notwithstanding Confederate Flag Allegation
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In Huang v. Chibaola, Inc., No. 650248/2025, 2025 WL 3636451 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 08, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Under the NYSHRL, a plaintiff who alleges discrimination in employment has the initial…

Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Plaintiff Apparently Not Subject to Bag-Search Policy
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In Croswell v. 7 Rising Star Inc., No. 520808/2024, 2025 WL 3634069 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 09, 2025), the court found defendants liable, and awarded plaintiff substantial damages, for her claim of sexual harassment under the New York City Human Rights Law. The court summarized the law, and applied it to the facts, as follows:…

Read More Sexual Harassment Plaintiff Awarded Damages, Following Inquest
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In Boliak v. Father Michael P. Reilly et al, No. 153941/16, 2025 WL 3672342 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept. Dec. 18, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that the lower court improperly dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims under the “ministerial exception.” From the decision: Plaintiffs Boliak, Maureen Smith, and Thomas Rodes were all employed…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Not Barred by the “Ministerial Exception”, First Department Holds
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In Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple, 2025 NY Slip Op 06958 (N.Y. Ct. Appeals Dec. 16, 2025), the New York Court of Appeals held that plaintiff’s discrimination claim was barred by the “ministerial exception.” From the decision: Plaintiff Jessie Sander alleges that she was fired from her teaching position at Westchester Reform Temple for co-authoring…

Read More NY Court of Appeals Holds “Ministerial Exception” Bars Plaintiff’s Discrimination Claim; Declines to Rule on Scope of “Recreational Activities” Discrimination Statute
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In Bonafede v. Museum of Modern Art, No. 150557/2024, 2025 WL 3634707 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 11, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a claim of hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law. The court summarized the facts as follows: Bonafede brings this action as a result…

Read More MoMA Performer Sufficiently Alleges NYCHRL Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
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In McFarlane v. Community Health Center of Richmond, Inc., No. 25-CV-00410 (NCM) (RML), 2025 WL 3625900 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts as…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Termination Followed Complaints of Racial Discrimination
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In Alegria v. Textron Specialized Vehicles, No. CV 125-087, 2025 WL 3565340 (S.D. Ga. Dec. 12, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff’s general allegations of unequal terms and conditions of…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim Dismissed; “Picked On” By Coworkers Allegation Insufficient
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In Kamara-Sherif v. City of New York, No. 451842/2023, 2025 WL 3530092 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 03, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s caregiver status discrimination claim asserted under teh New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The NYCHRL expressly prohibits discrimination in employment “because of an individual’s…

Read More NYC Human Rights Law Caregiver Status Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged, Court Holds
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In Mitchiner v. City of New York, No. 162210/2024, 2025 WL 3540930 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 05, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendants argue that plaintiff has not pled a “disability” within the meaning…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claim, Arising From Work-Related Concussion, Survives Dismissal
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