Employment Discrimination

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In Sanchez v. New York City Housing Authority, 23-CV-8683 (JMF), 2024 WL 5119372 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 16, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: Next, Sanchez brings a hostile work environment claim under Title VII. To survive summary judgment on a hostile work…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Employer’s Action Prevented Imputing Alleged Conduct
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In LaChapel v. Brio Solar Energy, LLC et al, 2024 WL 5089561 (N.D.Tex. Dec. 12, 2024), the court denied plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment on his hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: LaChapel fails to state a cognizable claim for a hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Fails, as Alleged Discriminatory Statements Were Not “Directed At” Plaintiff
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In Kueh v. New York and Presbyterian Hospital, 2024 WL 4882172 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 25, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-accommodate religion claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The second and third causes of action allege failure to accommodate under Title VII…

Read More Vaccine-Related Failure-to-Accommodate Religion Claim Survives Dismissal, Court Holds
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In Yerdon v. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, 20 F.4th 1150 (2d Cir. 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the Eleventh Amendment barred plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination unser the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: Because Congress did not identify a history and pattern…

Read More Eleventh Amendment Bars ADA Disability Discrimination Claim Against NY DMV, Second Circuit Holds
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In Moore v. XWELL, Inc., No. 650891/2024, 2024 WL 5057101 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of discrimination asserted under New York Labor Law § 201-d. Here, plaintiff alleges that, on June 13, 2023, her managers told plaintiff that she smelled…

Read More Employee Terminated For “Smelling Like Cannabis” Sufficiently Alleges Claim Under NY Labor Law § 201-d
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In Goldzweig v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., 2024 WL 5056350 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City…

Read More Sex Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against Con Edison
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In Sabic-El-Rayess v. Teachers College, Columbia University, 24-CV-2891 (JMF), 2024 WL 4988408 (S.D.N.Y., 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of religious discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: By contrast, the Court concludes that Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess’s allegations are sufficient to state…

Read More Religious Discrimination Claims Against Columbia Survive Dismissal
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In Bennett v. State, No. 152438/2023, 2024 WL 4896499 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 21, 2024), the court denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment against defendant on plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. This decision illustrates the general principle that courts are reluctant to grant summary judgment at a stage in…

Read More Cuomo Sexual Harassment Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied
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In Ancrum v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection, 2024 WL 5009145 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: For Title VII purposes, a workplace is actionably hostile when it…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Comments, While “Despicable” and “Offensive”, Held Not Actionable
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In Hall v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-10385 (JGK), 2024 WL 4979288 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s “associational discrimination” claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. From the decision: The plaintiff also claims that the defendant discriminated against her based on her association…

Read More ADA Associational Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include Retraction of Job Offer Following Advocacy For Disabled Daughter
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