National Origin Discrimination

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In Knox v. CRC Management Co., LLC, No. 23-121, 2025 WL 1057862 (2d Cir. April 9, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, vacated a lower court Order dismissing plaintiff’s claims, on summary judgment, of race- and national origin-based termination. From the decision: Knox alleges that Clean Rite’s decision to…

Read More Race, National Origin Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment, 2nd Circuit Finds
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In Pierluissi v. City of New York, No. 153439/2023, 2025 WL 928908 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 26, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race & national origin-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In general, plaintiff alleges that defendants…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Race & National Origin, Survive Dismissal
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In Diolosa v. Regency Intern. Business Corp., No. 158730/2016, 2025 WL 257217, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 30233(U)(N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of race/national origin discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). After summarizing the black-letter…

Read More Citing Murderer, Meatball Comments, Court Denies Summary Judgment on Race/National Origin Discrimination Claim
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In Modny et al v. Foley Hoag LLP et al, 24-CV-5586 (JMF), 2025 WL 487308 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 12, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s national origin discrimination claims. From the decision: [T]he Court rejects the Moving Defendants’ challenge to Modny’s national origin disparate treatment claim under Title VII, the NYCHRL,…

Read More National Origin, and Other, Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Lopez v Trahan, No. 155637/20, 2024-04221, 3523, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 00274, 2025 WL 208694 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Jan. 16, 2025), the Appellate Division, First Department, inter alia, unanimously affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s national origin discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human…

Read More National Origin Discrimination, Constructive Discharge Claims Survive Dismissal; Evidence Included Remarks About Plaintiff’s Accent
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In Santay v. Ice House LLC, Civil Action No. 24-cv-11583-ADB, 2024 WL 4804967 (D.Mass. Nov. 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s national origin-based hostile work environment claim. After summarizing the black-letter law, and concluding that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim, the court applied the law to…

Read More National Origin-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Contentions Included Threats to “Call Immigration”
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In McBride v. C&C Apartment Management LLC et al, 21 Civ. 02989 (DEH), 2024 WL 4403701 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 1, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s race, national origin, and religion-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C.…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Corrective Action Followed Alleged “N-Word” Utterance
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In Wu v. Wunderkind Corp., No. 155165/2023, 2024 WL 4307855 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race & national origin discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: That branch of defendant’s motion…

Read More Race & National Origin Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Based on Alleged Negative Comments as to Plaintiff’s Accent
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In Maria Isabel Alvarado Navarro et al v. Building Service, Inc. et al, 23-CV-7343 (ARR) (MMH), 2024 WL 4225747 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 18, 2024), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims. After concluding that it was unable to draw an inference of discrimination – as to plaintiff’s claims that defendant Lupe…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on National Origin & Immigration Status, Dismissed
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In Netrebko v. Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. d/b/a The Metropolitan Opera et al, 23 Civ. 6857 (AT), 2024 WL 3925377 (S.D.N.Y. August 22, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender discrimination claims. As to plaintiff’s claims asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law, the court explained: Netrebko’s firing…

Read More Opera Singer Plausibly Alleges Gender Discrimination Under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws
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