Race / Color Discrimination

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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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In Dixon v. City of New York, No. 161050/2022, 2024 WL 1995142 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of race discrimination, gender discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, and religious discrimination (failure to accommodate). As to plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims, the court explained: Under…

Read More Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Sex and Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Against the City of New York, Court Holds
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In Johnson v. School District of Philadelphia, 2024 WL 1773358 (E.D.Pa. April 24, 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 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: For racist comments, slurs, and jokes to…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Comments Invoking “Racial Stereotypes” Did Not Amount to a “Steady Barrage”
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In Serrano v. The City of New York, No. 2023-05750, 2095, 810438/22, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02156, 2024 WL 1723814 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 23, 2024), the Appellate Division, First Department reversed a lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human…

Read More First Department Revives Race Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Latif v. The City of New York et al, 20 Civ. 8248 (AT), 2024 WL 1348827 (S.D.N.Y. March 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law. Among other things, the plaintiff “alleges that she was the target…

Read More Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Under City, But Not Federal or State, Law, Court Holds
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