Pleading

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In Grazette v. Manpower et al, 21-CV-4296 (LTS), 2022 WL 1556192 (S.D.N.Y. May 16, 2022), the court dismissed plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims as insufficiently alleged. From the decision: At the pleading stage in an employment discrimination action, “a plaintiff must plausibly allege that (1) the employer took adverse employment action against him, and (2) [a…

Read More Employment Discrimination Claims Insufficiently Alleged; Federally-Protected Class Unidentified
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In Jones v. CareandWear II, Inc., No. 656428/2020, 75 Misc. 3d 1205(A), 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 50383(U), 2022 WL 1483791 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. May 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a claim of retaliatory discharge in violation of New York’s general whistleblowing statute, NY Labor Law § 740.…

Read More Whistleblower (NY Labor Law § 740) Claim, Arising From Discharge Following Complaint of PPE Price-Gouging, Survives Dismissal
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In Jones v. CareandWear II, Inc., No. 656428/2020, 75 Misc. 3d 1205(A), 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 50383(U), 2022 WL 1483791 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. May 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a claim of gender discrimination and hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights…

Read More Sex/Gender Harassment & Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Against CareandWear II, Inc.
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In Hunley v. DTLR Villa, Inc., 22-CV-6010L, 2022 WL 1447737 (W.D.N.Y. May 9, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination and retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case teaches that a plaintiff may not prevail on such a claim by merely alleging that (a)…

Read More Title VII Sex/Race-Based Discrimination, Retaliation Claims Dismissed; Link Between Protected Class(es) and Adverse Action Was Lacking
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In Brager v. Quality Bldg. Services Corp., No. 155832/2021, 2022 WL 1599529 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. NY Cty. May 20, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s age and national origin-based hostile work environment claim as insufficiently pled. As to plaintiff’s age discrimination claim, the court explained: Plaintiff’s allegations regarding the alleged hostile work environment related…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Insufficiently Alleged; Being Jewish Was Not a “National Origin” Category
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In Makhsudova v. City of New York et al, 2022 WL 1571152 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law.…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Asserted by Muslim Uzbek Woman, Survive Dismissal
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In Lewis v. Exelon Corp., et al., 21-cv-3299, 2022 WL 1556329 (D.D.C. May 17, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: According to Lewis, his supervisor’s behavior was “severe and pervasive,” Compl. ¶ 17, but this is a conclusory allegation that the Court need not take as true.…

Read More Disability (Asthma)-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed
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In Wallace v. Crab House, Inc. et al, 21-cv-5757 (LJL), 2022 WL 1501089 (S.D.N.Y. May 12, 2022), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination and hostile work environment asserted under federal, state, and local law. In sum, plaintiff (who is African American) alleges that he and two employees of Hispanic descent were treated differently…

Read More Federal (42 U.S.C. § 1981) Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Accusations of Tip Theft Etc. Insufficient
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In Díaz-Zayas v. Municipality of Guaynabo, et al, No. 18-1668 (RAM), 2022 WL 1322657 (D.Puerto Rico April 27, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the factual allegations, in part, as…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Alleged Conduct of Héctor O’Neill-García, Survives Dismissal
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In Grant v. Baltimore Police Department, No. RDB-21-2173, 2022 WL 1321593 (D.Md. May 3, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case illustrates that not everything negative that happens to an employee in the workplace will give rise…

Read More Title VII Race- and Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Single Comments Insufficient
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