Race / Color Discrimination

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In Bautista v. PR Gramercy Square Condominium et al, No. 21-cv-11093 (ER), 2022 WL 17156628 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based discrimination (termination) in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the New York State Human…

Read More Discrimination (Termination) Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Replacement by White Employees and “Cover Up”
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In Unobagha v. Hilton Garden Inn Times Square North, No. 652744/2022, 2022 WL 16950044 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of housing discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. Such discrimination is actionable under N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107 (5)(a)(1), which makes it…

Read More Hotel Guest’s Race-Based Housing Discrimination Claim Dismissed
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In Hribovsek v. United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, No. 152849/2017, 2022 WL 16924073 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race and national origin discrimination, as well as her claims of hostile work environment, under the New…

Read More Discrimination Claims, Based in Part on Mocking of Slovenian Accent, Survive Summary Judgment
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In Matewos v. National Beverage Corporation, 2022 WL 13763262 (Wash.App. Div. 1 Oct. 24, 2022), the court, inter alia, reversed the lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment under the Washington Law Against Discrimination. From the decision: Shasta argues Cannady and Roberts failed to raise a genuine issue…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Racist Graffiti
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In Abubakar v. Walmart, Inc., Case No. 21-cv-06248, 2022 WL 14632902 (N.D.Ill. Oct. 25, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination based on color, age, national origin, religion, and race. From the decision: Walmart contends that Abubakar failed to state facially plausible claims for discrimination based on color, age, national…

Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against Walmart; Alleged Translation Requests Etc. Deemed Insufficient
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In Taylor v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, No. 21-cv-00012-NYW-NRN, 2022 WL 16855697 (D.Colo. Nov. 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Court finds that…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment, Notwithstanding Lack of “Overt” Racial Statements or Slurs
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In Wells-Marshall v. Auburn University et al, 2022 WL 16701108 (M.D.Ala. 2022), the court dismissed plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Wells-Marshall avers that, over the course of several months, she inherited a “sinking ship” of a department, she was verbally berated by a subordinate who she wanted to reprimand but who…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed Against Auburn University
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In Qin v. Vertex, Inc., No. 20-2423-JMY2022 WL 10493574 (E.D.Pa. Oct. 18, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: In this case, Plaintiff’s showing of a hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Comments Embodying “Tropes” of Plaintiff’s Status as a Chinese Man, Dismissed
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In Blanchard v. Tulane University, Civil Action No. 22-260, 2022 WL 13733195 (E.D.La. Oct. 21, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Here is the court’s analysis of that issue: Defendant…

Read More Race-Based Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Survives Motion to Dismiss Against Tulane University
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