Race / Color Discrimination

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In McCarty v. City of Alexandria, 2025 WL 1899987 (E.D.Va. July 9, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: The essence of Plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim is that she was generally treated less favorably than her white co-workers, could not access…

Read More Conduct, While “Professionally Frustrating”, Did Not Amount to Race-Based Hostile Work Environment
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In Edwards, Robert v. JBS Souderton, Inc., CIVIL ACTION No. 23-1789, 2025 WL 1888204 (E.D.Pa. July 8, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim, based on the alleged use of a racial slur, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: To state a…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Alleged Use of “Moyo” Slur, Survives Motion to Dismiss
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In Brantley v. American Airlines, Inc., 2025 WL 1837472 (D.Nev. July 3, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race, color, or gender discrimination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Brantley’s complaint also contains a Title VII discrimination claim on the theory…

Read More Race, Color, Gender Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against American Airlines; Plaintiff Granted Leave to Amend Complaint
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In Vargas v. City of New York, No. 151379/2024, 2025 WL 1797597 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race- and gender-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the…

Read More Race, Sex Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York
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In Esqueda, M.D., Jonathan v. NYU Langone Hospitals, 2025 WL 1785870 (SDNY June 27, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race- and national origin-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After summarizing the black-letter law applicable…

Read More Race, National Origin-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Alleged Mocking of Accent Insufficient
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In Ruiz v. Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Anthony Botting, 2025 WL 1642406 (S.D.N.Y. June 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: I turn next to Plaintiff’s claim under the NYCHRL that…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Asserted Under the NYC Human Rights Law, Survives Dismissal
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In Wallace v. Cheng, No. 159691/2023, 2025 WL 1116760 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: By decision and order dated May 12, 2022, the federal district…

Read More Federal Court Factual Findings Warrant Dismissal of New York State, City Human Rights Law Race Discrimination Claims
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In Flanagan et al v. Girl Scouts of Suffolk County, Inc. et al, 23-7900-cv, 2025 WL 1501751 (2d Cir. May 27, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly alleged race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), and vacated a lower court order holding otherwise.…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Plausibly Alleged; 2nd Circuit Vacates Dismissal
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In Wallace v. Mary Baldwin University, 2025 WL 1409860 (4th Cir. May 15, 2025), the court affirmed the lower court’s orders dismissing, for failure to state a claim, her complaints raising claims of sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A plaintiff can establish a…

Read More Title VII Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Properly Dismissed, 4th Circuit Holds
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In Protopappas v. Trustees of the Spence School, Inc., No. 158193/2024, 2025 WL 1422502 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for plaintiff to provide a “more definite statement” of what is set forth in their complaint. From the decision: Defendants contend that plaintiff’s complaint is…

Read More Court Denies Motion for More Definite Statement of Employment Discrimination Complaint
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