Race / Color Discrimination

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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…

Read More Court Dismisses Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim
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In King v. UA Local 91 et al, 2024 WL 4437132 (N.D.Ala. Oct. 7, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: The only evidence Plaintiffs cite…

Read More Confederate Flag Did Not Give Rise to Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
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In Simmons v. The City of New York, No. 157761/2023, 2024 WL 4467701 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 08, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race and gender discrimination. From the decision: To sufficiently allege a prima facie case of employment discrimination under State HRL and…

Read More Race, Gender Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York
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In Luo v. AIK Renovation Inc. et al, 2023-cv-5878 (LJL), 24 WL 4444283 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 8, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s discriminatory termination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City…

Read More Discriminatory Termination Claim, Based on Conflicting Explanations for Plaintiff’s Termination, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Wu v. Wunderkind Corp., No. 155165/2023, 2024 WL 4307855 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race & national origin discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: That branch of defendant’s motion…

Read More Race & National Origin Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Based on Alleged Negative Comments as to Plaintiff’s Accent
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment under NYSHRL…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Derogatory References to Fried Chicken
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This decision is instructive because it underscores that there is no…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under the New York State & City Human Rights Laws
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In Moore v. Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace et al, 22-cv-544 (BMC), 2024 WL 4350691 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under 42 USC § 1981. From the decision: I will assume arguendo, as some district courts within this Circuit have suggested, that “severe and pervasive” may…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed, in Light of “Wrath of God” Employer Response
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In Robert L. Miller, Jr. v. Ascenda USA Incorporated, et al., No. CV-22-02172-PHX-JJT, 2024 WL 4241552 (D.Ariz. Sept. 19, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After dismissing plaintiff’s claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964…

Read More Section 1981 Race Discrimination Claim, Based on Shift Change Denial, Sufficiently Alleged
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