Domestic Violence Victim Discrimination

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In Baxter v. Swiftshift Inc., 24cv6241 (DLC), 2025 WL 1677712 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of hostile work environment, under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, because of her sex and domestic violence victim status. From the decision: Baxter has also stated a…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Sex and Domestic Violence Victim Status, Survive Dismissal
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In Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc. et al, Case No. 24-cv-01368-JSC, 2025 WL 405699 (N.D.Cal. Feb. 5, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly stated a claim for hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, and therefore, denied defendants’ motion to compel arbitration, since plaintiff’s…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Sexist Comments About “Aggressiveness” and Belittling Domestic Violence Experience
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In Argoti v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., No. 152903/2019, 2024 WL 1599371 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of discrimination based on plaintiff’s disability and domestic violence status asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From…

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In Argoti v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., No. 152903/2019, 2021 WL 2480058 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 17, 2021) – an employment discrimination / hostile work environment case –  the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to compel information regarding plaintiff’s medical treatment, which they contend was relevant to plaintiff’s claim for emotional distress…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Plaintiff May Refrain, For Now, From Producing Medical Discovery Relating to Emotional Distress Damages
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In Taylor v. The Children’s Village et al, 2021 WL 1581568 (SDNY April 21, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, based on her status as a crime victim. This decision illustrates Title VII’s relatively narrow scope: Plaintiff suggests throughout the amended…

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In Doe v. Solera Capital LLC, 18-cv-1769, 2019 WL 1437520 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2019) – in which plaintiff alleges employment discrimination and a hostile work environment on the basis of race and plaintiff’s status of a survivor of domestic violence, retaliation, and failure to pay overtime – the court, inter alia, dismissed defendant’s counterclaim alleging…

Read More “Faithless Servant” Counterclaim Dismissed; Alleged Wrongdoing Insufficient
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In Matter of Castillo v. Schriro (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. July 17, 2015), Judge Ling-Cohan granted the Article 78 petition filed by terminated probationary corrections officer, who alleged that she was discriminated against under the NYC Human Rights Law due to her disability and domestic violence victim status. From the decision: [R]espondents having been noticed…

Read More Court Orders Reinstatement of Corrections Officer Subject to Discrimination Because of Disability and Domestic Violence Victim Status
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Below is the federal court complaint, captioned Natasha Velez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill et al., 1:14-cv-02625, filed yesterday by plaintiff Natasha Velez against her former employer Chipotle. Plaintiff alleges that she was fired after disclosing that she was a victim of domestic violence and showing her manager a recently-obtained order of protection against her assailant. She…

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In Pryor v. Jaffe & Asher, the Southern District of New York held that plaintiff adequately stated claims for hostile work environment, gender discrimination, and constructive discharge. Here are the facts, taken from plaintiff’s complaint: Defendant Jaffe & Asher is a law firm doing business in New York, New York. Defendant Jeffrey Tseng, an employee…

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An eye-opening Metro article highlights the difficulties faced by victims of domestic violence with respect to obtaining appropriate housing. Victims of domestic violence may also suffer discrimination in the workplace, where its effects can be particularly devastating. As explained by the New York Supreme Court court in Reynolds v. Fraser, decided in 2004: The ability to hold on…

Read More Workplace Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sex Offenses, or Stalking
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