Race / Color Discrimination

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In Eustache v Board of Education of City School District of City of New York, No. 153619/19, 2022-01128, 998, 211 N.Y.S.3d 71, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 03228, 2024 WL 2964264 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., June 13, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged race discrimination under the New York State and City Human…

Read More Alleged Racial Comments, in Context of Sexual Harassment, Signaled Discriminatory Views on Race in Workplace, Court Holds
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In Lopez v. Trahan, No. 155637/2020, 2024 WL 3070014 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination – based on age and race – asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision:…

Read More Age, Race Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Court Cites Derogatory Comments About Age, Accent
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In Brown v. Valvoline, LLC et al, 2024 WL 2946099 (S.D.Tex. June 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and § 1981. From the decision: The facts presented to the Court…

Read More N-Word, “Knuckle Heads” Comments Did Not Give Rise to Actionable Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
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In Trotter v. National Football League, 23-cv-8055 (JSR), 2024 WL 2952637 (S.D.N.Y. June 12, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under 42 USC § 1981. From the decision: The sufficiency of Trotter’s retaliation claim turns on whether he has adequately alleged that he engaged in some protected…

Read More Retaliation Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against NFL, Court Finds
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In Thompson v. The City of New York, No. 525109/2022, 2024 WL 2941866 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County June 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. While the court held that plaintiff did not sufficiently allege a hostile…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Under NYC Human Rights Law
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In Anderson, Keesha v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al, 23-cv-8347, 2024 WL 2801986 (S.D.N.Y. May 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. This decision discusses and applies the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Muldrow v. City of St.…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim Against Amazon Sufficiently Alleged; Court Considers Impact of SCOTUS Muldrow Decision on Section 1981 Claims
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In Anderson, Keesha v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al, 23-cv-8347, 2024 WL 2801986 (S.D.N.Y. May 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination/hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The NYCHRL does not distinguish between claims of ‘discrimination’ and…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Amazon, Court Finds
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In Alegre v. The City of New York, No. 157532/2022, 2024 WL 2747895 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff’s complaint and amended complaint interpose…

Read More Asian NYPD Officer Sufficiently Alleges Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Azanedo v. Alaris Health at Castle Hill, 2024 WL 1727654 (N.J.Super.A.D., 2024), the court, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: After examining the record on appeal, and considering the proofs as a whole, whether plaintiff was called a “bitch” on a “daily” basis or whether…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Properly Dismissed; Court Cites Plaintiff’s Use of the Word “Bitch”
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In Stribling v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Case No. 22-CV-495, 2024 WL 1991438 (E.D.Wis. May 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. Among other things, plaintiff alleged that he was subject to racially derogatory remarks that a reasonable person would find offensive, including…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Against UPS Survives Summary Judgment
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