In Jackson, Robert v. American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. et al, 21-CV-5037 (JPO), 2024 WL 4766983 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 13, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After summarizing the McDonnell…
Read More Race Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against ACLUIn Jean-Pierre v. City of New York, No. 153859/2023, 2024 WL 4753498 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 12, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination and hostile work environment. From the decision: Plaintiff’s amended complaint alleges sufficient facts to support claims of discrimination and hostile work environment…
Read More Race-Based Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York, Court HoldsIn Robinson v. District of Columbia, 2024 WL 4722157 (D.D.C. Nov. 8, 2024), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After explaining that plaintiff failed to plead a timely hostile work environment claim, the court continued: Plaintiff’s hostile work…
Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed Against the District of ColumbiaIn Cooley v. Chrysalis Center, Inc., 2024 WL 4678323 (Conn.Super. Oct. 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s race-based termination claim. From the decision: The defendant does not seriously dispute that Cooley has satisfied the first three elements of his prima facie case. Therefore, only the fourth…
Read More Race-Based Discriminatory Termination Claim Survives Summary Judgment, Connecticut Court HoldsIn Hatcher v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-3510 (NRM) (LB), 2024 WL 4333643 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a race-based 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…
Read More Speech Therapy Teacher Sufficiently Alleges Race-Based Hostile Work Environment, Court HoldsIn Kiseleva v. Mark Greenspan et al, 23-CV-9496 (VEC), 2024 WL 4635463 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981, based on her Slavic Eastern European Eurasian (SEE) heritage. From the decision: Kiseleva has adequately alleged that the misclassification of her as…
Read More Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges § 1981 Discrimination Claim Based on Slavic HeritageIn Byrd v. Becerra, Civil Action No. 22-3746 (TSC), 2024 WL 4591438 (D.D.C. Oct. 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to the “inference of discrimination” element, the court explained: Plaintiff has also pleaded an inference of discrimination…
Read More Title VII Race Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Reassignment of Work to White ColleaguesIn Munck v. Simons Foundation, 2024 WL 4307776 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After determining that plaintiff did not allege any timely acts to “anchor” earlier related acts to enable…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Only Timely Alleged Act Was Termination of Employee Outside Plaintiff’s Protected ClassIn Alford v. Wonderland Montessori Academy, LLC, 2024 WL 4354711 (N.D.Tex. Sept. 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Alford alleges that she engaged in protected activity “in reporting discrimination by Defendant’s…
Read More Retaliation Claims Dismissed; Furlough Occurred Five Months After Protected ActivityIn 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