Employment Discrimination

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In Mimitz v. Safe Haven Security Services, LLC, 2025 WL 2650441 (Conn.Super. Sept. 9, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: The defendant moves for summary judgment on the ground that there exists no genuine issue of material fact as to the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Alleged “Vulgar” Language Insufficient
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In Laporte, Jose v. Sullivan, Brian, 1:24-cv-1124 (ECC/DJS), 2025 WL 2645531 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 15, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s – a dark-skinned Hispanic man – claim of race/national origin discrimination in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and 42 U.S.C § 1983. From the decision: Plaintiff argues…

Read More Upstate Hispanic Correction Officer Sufficiently Alleges Race & National Origin Discrimination
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In Delgado v. Donald Trump for President, Inc., Sean Spicer, Reince Priebus, Stephen Bannon, 19 Civ. 11764 (AT), 2025 WL 2636259 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s pregnancy discrimination claims asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the New York City…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Against Trump Campaign Survive Summary Judgment
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In Frantz v. XL Diamonds LLC, No. 151672/2022, 2025 WL 1994469, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 32697(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 16, 2025), the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Both Executive Law §…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Brief Illness Was Not a “Disability” Under NYS or NYC Human Rights Laws
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In Clarke v. SOC, LLC, No. 527239/24, 2025 WL 2614623 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County Sep. 09, 2025), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Law, since the alleged conduct did not occur in New York. From the decision: Both the NYSHRL and NYCHRL make it…

Read More NYS and NYC Human Rights Law Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Geographic Requirement Not Satisfied
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In Oji v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2025 WL 2624975 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment. From the decision: Though it is undisputed that Plaintiff subjectively viewed his working environment as a hostile one, Plaintiff has cited…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Comments by Non-Supervisor Held Insufficient
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In Garcia v. Westhampton Primary Care, Maria Barlowe, Marie Alessi, and StaffCo of Brooklyn, LLC, 2025 WL 2614945 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly alleged a race-based hostile work environment claim ,as well as for a retaliatory hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil rights…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Varney v. Health Carousel, LLC, Case No. 1:24-cv-624, 2025 WL 2605783 (S.D.Ohio Sept. 9, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s pregnancy/lactation-related hostile work environment constructive discharge claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision underscores that, when evaluating hostile work environment claims, it…

Read More Pregnancy/Lactation-Related Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Cuellar v. Christie’s Inc., No. 155077/2023, 2025 WL 2429617 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized, and applied, the law as follows: A cause of action…

Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed; In Context, “Lazy” Was Neutral & Not Used in a Racially-Derogatory Way
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New York is a city of ambition, hustle, and incredible opportunity. But for some, the daily grind is made unbearable by a different kind of challenge: workplace bullying. While it’s a pervasive issue across the country, New York’s unique legal landscape offers both hurdles and pathways for those who are targeted. So, what exactly is…

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