Pleading

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In Fough v. Aug. Aichhorn Ctr. for Adolescent Residential Care, Inc., No. 18294/13, 2016 WL 2338423 (N.Y. App. Div. 2nd Dept. May 4, 2016), the court held that the defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s “whistleblower retaliation” lawsuit under CPLR 3211(a)(7) should have been denied – i.e., that plaintiff sufficiently alleged this claim. In sum, plaintiff (a…

Read More Nurse States New York Whistleblower (Labor Law § 740) Claim Based on Alleged Improper Supervision by Unqualified Person
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A recent Southern District case, Moore v. Verizon, No. 13-CV-6467 (RJS), 2016 WL 825001 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 5, 2016), illustrates that the New York City Human Rights Law – while the broadest of the anti-discrimination statutes protecting New York City employees and residents – is not of unlimited breadth. Here, plaintiff (a 62 year-old African American…

Read More Two Age-Related Comments Insufficient to Establish Liability Under the NYC Human Rights Law, Court Holds
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In Gomez v. Stonybrook Univ., 14-cv-7219, 2016 WL 1039539 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 28, 2016), report and recommendation adopted, 2016 WL 1045536 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 15, 2016), the court held that plaintiff did not suffer an “adverse employment action” and hence dismissed her discrimination claim. (The below text is taken from the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation.) This case…

Read More Denial of Transfer Did Not Amount to an “Adverse Employment Action”
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Motta v. Glob. Contract Servs. Inc., No. 15 CIV. 8555 (LGS), 2016 WL 1611489 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 21, 2016) is instructive on the “aiding and abetting” liability provisions of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). Plaintiffs worked as call center representatives at Global Contract Services, Inc.…

Read More Access-A-Ride Call Center Employees Fail to Sufficiently Allege “Aiding and Abetting” Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, and Retaliation Claims Against the NYCTA and MTA
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In Bennett v. Time Warner Cable, 2016 NY Slip Op 03103 (App. Div. 1st Dept. April 26, 2016), the court affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws for age discrimination based on a theory of “disparate impact.” The Second Circuit,…

Read More Disparate Impact Age Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws
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In Guzman v. Concavage Marine Constr. Inc., No. 14-CV-8587 (KMK), 2016 WL 1273285 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2016), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss/strike plaintiff’s allegation that he suffered a physical workplace injury as a result of his employer’s owner’s racist attitude towards him, in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1981. This decision is instructive as…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Arising From Alleged Racism-Caused Bodily Injury Proceeds
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In Lopez v. Advantage Plumbing & Mech. Corp., No. 15-CV-4507 (AJN), 2016 WL 1268274 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2016), the court held, among other things, that plaintiffs could amend their complaint to add a national origin discrimination (hostile work environment) claim under the NYC Human Rights Law (but not federal or state law) based on defendants’ “English-only”…

Read More “English Only” National Origin Discrimination Hostile Work Environment Claim Plausibly Alleged Under NYC Human Rights Law
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In Brown v. Queens Center for Progress, No. 16 CIV 1399, 2016 WL 1171593 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2016), Eastern District Judge Brian Cogan dismissed the pro se plaintiff’s employment discrimination complaint for failure to state a claim. The court succinctly explains what the federal anti-discrimination laws cover (and, arguably more importantly, what they do not cover): Plaintiff…

Read More Court Explains That Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Does Not Entitle Workers to be Treated Fairly, Reasonably, or Wisely
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In Day v. City of New York, No. 15CV04399, 2016 WL 1171584 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2016), the court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation as to plaintiff’s discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII, the NYS Human Rights Law, and the NYC Human Rights Law. In brief, the plaintiff (a male grand jury stenographer…

Read More NYC Human Rights Law Discrimination Claim, Based on Alleged Different Treatment of Reciprocal Male/Female Employee Harassment Allegations, Continues
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In Regan v. City of Geneva, 136 A.D.3d 1423, 25 N.Y.S.3d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dept. Feb. 11, 2016), the court held that plaintiff stated a claim for disability discrimination under the NYS Human Rights Law (NY Executive Law § 290 et seq.) and the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC § 701…

Read More Police Officer’s 9/11 PTSD Psychological Disability Discrimination Claim Adequately Alleged
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