Pregnancy Discrimination

In Benitez v Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, No. 2020-09593, 507954/17, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 04539, 2024 WL 4281076 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Sep. 25, 2024), the court upheld the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s pregnancy discrimination claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. The court explained, and applied, the law as follows: The New…

Read More Single Comment Insufficient to Establish Pregnancy Discrimination, Court Holds
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In Whitehead v. Florida Delivery Services, Inc., Case No. 8:22-cv-1482-WFJ-CPT, 2024 WL 418719 (M.D.Fla. Jan. 19, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act), and thus issued a Report and Recommendation that their motion for default…

Read More Default Judgment Warranted on Title VII Pregnancy Discrimination Claim
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In D’Cunha v. Northwell Health Systems, 2023 WL 7986441 (2d Cir. Nov. 17, 2023), the court, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s sex/pregnancy discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleged that she was terminated due to her having not received the COVID vaccine, notwithstanding…

Read More 2nd Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sex/Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Arising From Termination Due to Not Receiving COVID Vaccine
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In Brown v. Metropolitan Dental Associates et al, 2023 WL 5154415 (S.D.N.Y. August 10, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s pregnancy discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, the same evidence that raised factual issues with respect to…

Read More “He Said, She Said” Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In Washington v. NYC Madison Avenue Medical P.C. et al, No. 20-CV-03446-LTS-SN, 2023 WL 4980215 (S.D.N.Y. August 3, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex/pregnancy discrimination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law. In sum,…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Case Survives Summary Judgment
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In Romero v. St. Vincent’s Services, Inc., 2023 WL 3477161 (2d Cir. May 16, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s claims of gender and pregnancy discrimination. From the decision, regarding plaintiff’s claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: We…

Read More Pretext Not Shown in Gender/Pregnancy Discrimination Case; Dismissal Affirmed
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In Biondolillo v. Livingston Correctional Facility, 2023 WL 2612508 (W.D.N.Y. March 23, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration and reinstated plaintiff’s claim of pregnancy discrimination asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. The crux of the court’s decision is its determination that plaintiff clearly alleged, in her complaint, that…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Resurrected on Reconsideration; Eleventh Amendment Defense Inapplicable
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In Biondolillo v. Livingston Correctional Facility et al, Case # 17-CV-6576-FPG, 2023 WL 2043827 (W.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s pregnancy discrimination (termination) claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, while there is scarce evidence to suggest that…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included “Demeaning” Remarks About Pregnancy Complications
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In Karantzoulis v. NYU Langone Medical Center, No. 160154/2016, 2023 WL 2020047 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Feb. 14, 2023), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender/pregnancy discrimination claim. From the decision: A review of the record reflects that there are triable issues of fact exist regarding plaintiff’s termination and…

Read More Gender/Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against NYU; Evidence Revealed Inconsistent Explanations for Termination
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In New York State Division of Human Rights v. Boro Park Senior Living Community, LLC, No. 2020-06565, 522888/19, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 00425, 2023 WL 1425578 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Feb. 01, 2023), the court, inter alia, confirmed the determination of the New York State Division of Human Rights awarding the complainant damages arising from discrimination…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Award Confirmed Against Boro Park Senior Living Community LLC
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