Hostile Work Environment

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In Maryse v. PFNY LLC et al, 23-cv-891 (AS), 2024 WL 3087533 (S.D.N.Y. June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claims. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, that he was sexually harassed by a co-worker, Williams, in the form of allegedly sexually explicit comments…

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In Huntley v. City of New York, No. 151697/2023, 2024 WL 3070013 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff pleads…

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In M.H. v. Starbucks Coffee Company, 2024 WL 3089931 (S.D.N.Y. June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. In sum, plaintiff, a Starbucks barista, alleged that she was raped by Justin Mariani, a shift supervisor.…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal Against Starbucks
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In Lopez v. Trahan, No. 155637/2020, 2024 WL 3070014 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination – based on age and race – asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision:…

Read More Age, Race Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Court Cites Derogatory Comments About Age, Accent
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In Riggins v. Town of Berlin, 2024 WL 2972896 (2d Cir. June 13, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the lower court’s summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint alleging a hostile work environment sexual harassment. In this case, in sum, plaintiff alleges, among other things, that her employer (the Town of…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Resurrected From Summary Judgment as to Insufficiency of Employer’s Response to Alleged Harassment
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In Barcellos v. The City of New York, No. 157998/2018, 2024 WL 2941863 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 4, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgement on plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. As to the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Allegations Include Supervisor’s Sex-Based Comments, Remarks, and/or Gestures
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In Brown v. Valvoline, LLC et al, 2024 WL 2946099 (S.D.Tex. June 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and § 1981. From the decision: The facts presented to the Court…

Read More N-Word, “Knuckle Heads” Comments Did Not Give Rise to Actionable Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
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In Thompson v. The City of New York, No. 525109/2022, 2024 WL 2941866 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County June 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. While the court held that plaintiff did not sufficiently allege a hostile…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Under NYC Human Rights Law
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In Williams v. Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation et al, 22-cv-8715 (AS), 2024 WL 2882122 (S.D.N.Y. June 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims, Based on Alleged Use of “Terms of Endearment”, Survive Dismissal
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In Percy v. Basil Townsend, No. 16-cv-5304, 2024 WL 2846688 (S.D.N.Y. May 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied plaintiff’s motion for prejudgment interest on plaintiff’s compensatory damages award ($125,000) following the jury’s verdict for plaintiff on her hostile work environment claim under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: As an…

Read More Court Rejects Claim for Prejudgment Interest on Compensatory Damages Award on Hostile Work Environment Claim
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