Race / Color Discrimination

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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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In Davis v. Miami-Dade County, 2024 WL 4051215 (11th Cir. Sept. 5, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s race and age discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination Act (ADEA). From the decision:…

Read More Age, Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged; “Not Meeting Employer’s Vision” Was Insufficient to Defeat Discrimination Claims
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In Sargent v. Amazon.com, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-1330-RGA, 2024 WL 3936490 (D.Del. Aug. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race- and sex-based discrimination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges Defendants discriminated against him based on race and…

Read More Race and Sex Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Amazon; Assignment to Custodial Duties Was an “Adverse Employment Action”
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In Sargent v. Amazon.com, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-1330-RGA, 2024 WL 3936490 (D.Del. Aug. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges he was subjected to a hostile work environment…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Arising From Alleged Racist Graffiti, Survives Dismissal
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