In Anderson v. City of New York, 2024 WL 183103 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims. As to plaintiff’s claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the court explained: Plaintiff alleges after FDNY assigned her to the morning shift,…
Read More FDNY Paramedic’s Hostile Work Environment Claims DismissedIn Santiago et al v. The City of New York, No. 159551/2021, 2024 WL 144971 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 12, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss (some) plaintiffs’ claims of sex-based hostile work environment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In sum,…
Read More Female Plaintiffs’ Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Arising From Sexual Harassment by Inmates, Survive DismissalIn Breiding v. High Hopes Films, LLC, No. 152385/2023, 2024 WL 144966 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 12, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of sex discrimination and sexual harassment under the New York State and New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: It is…
Read More Sexual Harassment, Sex Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against High Hopes Films, LLC, Court RulesIn De Piero v. Pennsylvania State University et al, CIVIL ACTION NO. 23-2281, 2024 WL 128209 (E.D.Pa. January 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42…
Read More White Penn State Professor Sufficiently Alleges Race-Based Hostile Work Environment ClaimsIn Nuñez-Renck v. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 2023 WL 8464950 (N.D.Tex. Dec. 6, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is instructive as to what a complaint alleging a hostile work environment claim…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Mere Reference to “Harassment” InsufficientIn Seemungal v New York State Department of Financial Services, No. 1087, 151495/21, 2022-02913, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 06341, 2023 WL 8587657 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Dec. 12, 2023), the court – citing the “liberal construction” which must be applied to pleadings when ruling on a motion to dismiss – reversed a lower court’s dismissal of…
Read More Sex Discrimination, Retaliation Claims Resurrected From Dismissal in Suit Against NYS Dept. of Financial ServicesIn Jenes v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, SA-22-CV-00740-OLG, 2023 WL 8582600 (W.D.Tex. Dec. 11, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of discrimination based on sex (female) and national origin (Russian) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff has adequately pleaded an adverse employment…
Read More Title VII Discrimination Claims, Based on Sex and National Origin (Russian), Survives Dismissal, Court RulesIn a recent case, Stevenson v. United Animal Health, Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-00509-TWP-CSW, 2023 WL 9040111 (S.D.Ind. Dec. 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim for a sex-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A hostile work environment…
Read More Citing “Bitch” Comments, Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment ClaimIn Crawford v. David Ratner, No. 952052/2023, 2023 WL 8810507 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims – arising from a series of alleged sexual assaults, sexual harassment and retaliatory conduct between 2010 and 2011 by the defendant – under the…
Read More Adult Survivors Act (ASA) Revives NYC Human Rights Law Claims, in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Arising From 2010-2011 Conduct, Court RulesIn Marcus v. The City of New York, No. 152651/2022, 2023 WL 8570843 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 11, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based hostile work environment claim . From the decision: Defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs hostile work environment claim based upon her gender is…
Read More Sex and Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged by NYPD Sergeant, Court Holds