Here is the complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York on Jan. 30, 2015 and assigned index number 15-cv-00688, alleging various claims – namely, pregnancy discrimination, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, national origin discrimination, race discrimination, and retaliation – against Mergermarket.
Read More Lawsuit: Sexual Harassment (etc.) at “Boys Club” MergermarketIn Carter v. Verizon, decided January 20, 2015, the Southern District of New York dismissed all of plaintiff’s gender and age discrimination claims, except for his gender discrimination / hostile work environment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). After dismissing plaintiff’s federal and state law claims, the court proceeded to assess plaintiff’s…
Read More Male Employee (Barely) Survives Dismissal of Hostile Work Environment Claim Under the New York City Human Rights LawIn Burhans and Rivera v. The State of New York (Sup. NY Index 152906/14), New York Supreme Court Judge Wooten held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged sexual harassment/hostile work environment (but not sex discrimination) claims against the defendant State. Plaintiffs allege in their complaint that, under the New York State Human Rights Law, the State of New…
Read More Burhans/Rivera Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Claims Continue Against New York StateIn EEOC v. Vamco Sheet Metals Inc, the Southern District of New York held that plaintiff – a proposed intervenor in a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – may state a claim for discrimination under Title VII where she was allegedly harassed for breastfeeding her baby. From the decision: Title VII…
Read More Discrimination Related to Breastfeeding May Violate Title VIIThere’s a joke sign that reads: Sexual harassment in this area will not be reported. However, it will be “graded.” Hilarious, right? For one sexual harassment plaintiff, the laughter stopped when the court dismissed her complaint, citing her use of a sticker with similar language. In Krupa v. Dunkirk Specialty Steel, LLC, a Magistrate Judge…
Read More Sexual Harassment “Joke” Gets an “F”In Satina v. NYC Human Resources Admin., the Southern District of New York held that plaintiff adequately stated claims for discrimination (unequal pay due to her gender) and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. Plaintiff…
Read More Court Provides Roadmap For Pleading “Unequal Gender Pay” Discrimination ClaimsIn Browne v. Board of Education, the Appellate Division, Second Dept. affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim for gender discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Executive Law § 296. In a terse decision and order devoid of factual elaboration, the court held: In opposition to the defendants’…
Read More Second Dept. Case Explains One Way to Prove Pretext in Employment Discrimination CasesIn Scott-Iverson v. Independent Health Ass’n., 13-cv-0451 (W.D.N.Y. July 7, 2014), the court adopted a report and recommendation that plaintiff’s race- and sex-based hostile work environment claims may proceed. Plaintiff alleged, among other things, that: In approximately October 1999, [the Defendant] held an employee appreciation day around Halloween and [one of Plaintiff’s co-workers] dressed up…
Read More Offensive “Aunt Jemima” Halloween Costume Supports Hostile Work Environment/Race Discrimination ClaimHere is the complaint recently filed by NYPD Scuba Unit member Oscar Smith against the City of New York, captioned Smith v. City of New York et al., 14-cv-07945. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, discrimination based on his race, gender (due to gender stereotypes), perceived sexual orientation, and retaliation.
Read More Discrimination Lawsuit by NYPD Scuba Unit MemberHere and below is the gender discrimination lawsuit filed on 9/23/14 by former contract partner Jodi Ritter against law firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP. Plaintiff alleges, for example, that she “was regularly exposed to differential treatment and a persistent hostile and abusive work environment because of her sex and the gender stereotypes perpetrated…
Read More Attorney’s Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Law Firm Wilson Elser