Employment Discrimination

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In Sarraj v. Northern Virginia Electric, 2022 WL 2820553 (E.D.Va. July 18, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims based on race, age, and sex. Initially, the court held that plaintiff – who is over 40 and Iraqi-Kurish – did not sufficiently allege an race and age-based hostile work environment claim,…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Single Comment Insufficient
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In Goosby v. Kendall, 2022 WL 2666731 (S.D.Ohio July 11, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: A hostile work environment claim requires proof that (1) plaintiff belongs to a protected class; (2) [plaintiff] was subject to unwelcome harassment; (3) the harassment was based on race; (4) the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Insufficiently Alleged; Comments Were Not “Pervasive”
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In  DeLaRosa v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21-CV-4051 (JPO), 2022 WL 2752589 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim(s) of hostile work environment under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. (The court…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Against NYC Dept. of Education
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In  DeLaRosa v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21-CV-4051 (JPO), 2022 WL 2752589 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged retaliation, arising from complaints of age discrimination, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Complaints of Age Discrimination, Sufficiently Allege Against NYC Dept. of Education
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In  DeLaRosa v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21-CV-4051 (JPO), 2022 WL 2752589 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. From…

Read More Age Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Dept. of Education
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In Zdanowitz v. Queens-Long Island Medical Group, P.C., No. 159574/2017, 2022 WL 2387853, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 32050(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 01, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision:…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Queens-Long Island Medical Group
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In Bush v. Alliant Content, LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 22199 (NY Sup. Ct. Westchester Cty. July 5, 2022), the court ruled on an issue that became particularly relevant during the COVID pandemic, namely, whether a deposition – a proceeding, part of the “discovery” process in civil litigation, comprising the interposition of real-time questions to…

Read More Unvaccinated Cancer Survivor Must Appear For In-Person Deposition, Court Rules
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In Franchitti v. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., 21-CV-2174 (JMF), 2022 WL 2657171 (S.D.N.Y. July 8, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: As noted, Franchitti brings a…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Based on Withdrawal of Settlement, Dismissed
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In Gough v. Remedy Partners, LLC, No. 650623/2020, 2022 WL 2612436 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 07, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of age discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The complaint alleges that plaintiff was terminated…

Read More Age Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; Plaintiff Was Terminated and Replaced by Employee 10 Years Younger
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In Karpaitis v. Mandal’s, Inc., 21-cv-305, 2022 WL 2445004 (S.D. Miss. July 5, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim. From the decision: [A] quid pro quo sexual harassment claim requires that the plaintiff suffer a tangible employment action for her refusal to submit to a supervisor’s sexual demands. Ellerth,…

Read More “Quid Pro Quo” Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed, Notwithstanding “Flirtatious, Offensive, and Altogether Inappropriate” Comments
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