Race / Color Discrimination

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In 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…

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In 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 Heritage
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In 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 Colleagues
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In 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 Class
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In 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 Activity
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In 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
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In Uzomechina v. Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, 2024 WL 4336974 (D.N.J. Sept. 26, 2024), the court applied the “ministerial exception” to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based discrimination claim asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: With respect to Plaintiff’s sole federal claim under Section 1981, the Diocese Defendants argue that the “[ministerial] exception operates…

Read More Applying “Ministerial Exception,” Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Race Discrimination Claim
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In Reach v. Healthfirst, Inc., 23-CV-8085 (JPO), 2024 WL 4493769 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws.[1]The court initially found that plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege claims under federal law. From the decision:…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws
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In Holmes v. Lloyd J. Austin, III, Civil Action No. 23-2415 (LLA), 2024 WL 4345829 (D.D.C. Sept. 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Ms. Holmes alleges that Major Sinclair perpetuated a…

Read More “Monkey” Comment Gives Rise to Actionable Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
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In Soto v. Vanguard Construction and Development Company, Inc., 23 Civ. 6044 (JPC), 2024 WL 4289106 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision illustrates the boundaries of what allegations…

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