Retaliation

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In Herskowitz v State, No. 1226, 153247/22, 2023-00700, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 06808, 2023 WL 8939015 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Dec. 28, 2023), the NY Appellate Division, First Department, reinstated the plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized the black-letter law as follows: In order to state…

Read More Court Revives Retaliation Claim Arising Out of Corroboration of Sexual Harassment Against Former Governor Cuomo
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In Edelman v. NYU Langone Health System et al, 2023 WL 8892482 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 26, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on plaintiff’s retaliation claim. Among other points discussed in this comprehensive decision is a key point in retaliation cases. From the decision: The complete absence of evidence…

Read More Court Overturns Retaliation Verdict, Citing Absence of Evidence of Awareness of Gender Discrimination Complaint
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In Bethea, Diamin v. Winfield Security Corporation, 23 Civ. 922 (AT), 2023 WL 8650004 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c)) on plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Removal From Schedule Shortly After Pregnancy Accommodation Request, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Byfield v. New York City Department of Education, 22 Civ. 5869 (KPF), 2023 WL 8435183 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 5, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. From the decision: As an initial matter, Plaintiff plausibly alleges the…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Payroll Deductions Followed Remote Work Request
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In Stanley v. Mount Sinai Health System, Inc. et al, 2023 WL 8355393 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 1, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claims arising from her complaints about race-based comments allegedly made by plaintiff’s supervisor. (The court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to her hostile…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From “Heightened Scrutiny” Following Complaints of Race Discrimination, Survive Summary Judgment
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In Russell-Webster v. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, Case No. CIV-22-1074-D, 2023 WL 8358562 (W.D.Okla. Dec. 1, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff adequately stated a plausible retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court explained: To state a prima facie case…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim, Based on Oral Discrimination Complaint, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Roper, Kamala v. The City of New York, Frantz Souffrant, Joseph Antonio, No. 528198/2022, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 51299(U), 2023 WL 8247927 (Sup Ct, Nov. 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To state a…

Read More NYPD Officer’s Retaliation Claims, Arising From Command Disciplines Etc. Following Complaint of Discrimination, Survive Dismissal
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In Kennedy v. Intraspectrum Counseling, Ltd., No. 22-cv-05204, 2023 WL 6879485 (N.D.Ill. October 18, 2023), the court denied plaintiff’s motion to dismiss defendant’s counterclaims for breach of contract and conversion – which it alleged in response to plaintiff’s complaint alleging retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum,…

Read More Employer’s Counterclaims Against Employee, in Title VII Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Suit, Survive Dismissal
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In Perez v. The City of New York, No. 111768/2011, 2023 WL 8035671 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant City of New York’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision:…

Read More NYPD Officer’s Retaliation Claims Against City of New York Survive Summary Judgement
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In Wilson et al v. City of Greenville, Mississippi et al, No. 4:22CV64-GHD-DAS, 2023 WL 7021295 (N.D.Miss. Oct. 25, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to plaintiffs’ claims of retaliatory hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

Read More Title VII Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Alleged Harassment Occurred Shortly After EEOC Charge
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