Religion-Based Discrimination

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In Smith v. St. Joseph’s Medical Center et al, 2024 WL 2058619 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s “pattern or practice” discrimination claim. The court explained the “black letter law” applicable to this theory as follows: A pattern or practice theory of discrimination requires a…

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In Almodovar v. The City of New York, No. 150953/2023, 2024 WL 1806059 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 25, 2024), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of religion-based discrimination arising from the employer’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. From the decision: With respect to religious discrimination, Plaintiff’s bare bones complaint contains few factual allegations to support…

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In Nofal v. IMCMV Times Square LLC et al, 22 Civ. 3104 (DEH), 2024 WL 1138928 (S.D.N.Y. March 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s religion-based hostile work environment claim. Plaintiff, who is Muslim, predicated his religious-discrimination claim on a single comment, namely, telling plaintiff that if he…

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In Gandhi v. New York State Unified Court System et al, 1:20-CV-120 (LEK), 2024 WL 365119 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s religion-based discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleges that defendant engaged in religious…

Read More Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment; “Stray Remarks” Doctrine Held Inapplicable
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In Etienne v MTA New York City Transit Authority, No. 155727/22, 1567, 2023-02797, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 00372, 2024 WL 330868 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Jan. 30, 2024), the New York Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims. As to plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment…

Read More Race, National Origin, Religion Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims Held Properly Dismissed Against the NYC Transit Authority
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In Eliav v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation et al, 2024 WL 196477 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 18 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to allege a religion-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff has adequately alleged that he subjectively perceived the work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Comments Deemed “Petty Slights”
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In Ashandra v. 1199 Seiu Nat. Ben. Fund, No. 1599612022, 2023 WL 6975971 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 18, 2023), the court granted the defendant’s CPLR 3211(a)(7) motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-accommodate-religious-practices claim asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In sum, plaintiff alleged that defendant violated the law…

Read More Court Dismisses Covid Vaccine Failure-to-Accommodate-Religion Claim Asserted Under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws
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In Achee v. Incorporated Village of Valley Stream et al, No. 20-cv-5294, 2023 WL 7130717 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 30, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the New York State Human Rights…

Read More Race, Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Threat to “Hang” Plaintiff
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In Herman v. City of New York et al, 21-cv-6295 (ALC), 2023 WL 6386887 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment, based on his Jewish religion, under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff alleges that…

Read More Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based in Part on Single Anti-Semitic Remark, Survive Dismissal
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In Lax v. The City University of New York, No. 504682/2021, 2023 WL 5485819 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County Aug. 23, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s religion-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: CUNY contends that plaintiffs’ hostile work environment claims fail to state viable causes of action…

Read More Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against City University of New York, Court Rules
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