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May 22, 2015 by mjpospis

Gender Discrimination Complaint Dismissed; Alleged Male Comparators Engaged in Less Serious Conduct

A recent decision, Moultrie v. NYS Dep’t of Corr. & Cmty. Supervision, No. 13-CV-5138 NSR, 2015 WL 2151827 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2015), elaborates on how to prove employment discrimination with so-called “comparator” evidence. In this case, plaintiff, a Corrections Officer trainee at Sing Sing prison, was fired for, among other things, bringing a SIM card…

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May 21, 2015 by mjpospis

Philippa Okoye’s Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against DeVere Group

Here is the federal court complaint filed by Philippa Okoye against her employer deVere Group on May 18, 2015. She alleges hostile work environment sexual harassment, gender discrimination, associational race discrimination (in light of her husband, Lawrence Okoye’s, race), religion-based discrimination, and retaliation under the New York City Human Rights Law.

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April 29, 2015 by mjpospis

Discrimination Lawsuit Against Al Jazeera America

Here is the complaint, captioned Matthew Luke v. Al Jazeera America and Osman Mahmud, NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. Index No. 154219-2015 (Apr. 28, 2015), filed against news organization Al Jazeera and others. Plaintiff alleges that defendants retaliated against him after he opposed defendant Mahmud’s discriminatory acts against his colleagues on the basis of their gender,…

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April 25, 2015 by mjpospis

OMG LOL: Text Message Firing of Employee Who Opposed Sexual Harassment May Cost Employer $37K

An employer recently learned the hard way that firing an employee – because she rejected his sexual advances – by text message is a bad idea. In Comm’n on Human Rights ex rel. Martinez v. Joseph “J.P.” Musso Home Improvement & Joseph Musso, OATH Index No. 2167/14 (Feb. 27, 2015), the New York City Office of Administrative…

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April 22, 2015 by mjpospis

Instructive Decision on Pleading a Title VII Gender Discrimination Claim

In Bivens v. Institute for Community Living, 15-cv-07173 (SDNY April 17, 2015), the Southern District of New York held that plaintiff plausibly alleged gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and, necessarily, the New York City Human Rights Law). In addition to providing guidance on pleading these types of claims,…

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April 19, 2015 by mjpospis

Factory Worker’s Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

In a lawsuit captioned Quindi v. Yoon Corp, Myong C. Song and Yoon J. Chang, 15-cv-00920 (EDNY 2/20/15), plaintiff – a machine worker – alleges pregnancy discrimination against her employers. She asserts claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act), the Family and Medical Leave…

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April 15, 2015 by mjpospis

West Point Cadet Sufficiently Alleges Equal Protection Gender Discrimination Claim

In Doe v. Hagenbeck et al., No. 13 CIV. 2802 AKH, 2015 WL 1611153 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 13, 2015), the Southern District of New York held that plaintiff, a West Point cadet, sufficiently alleged gender discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The court cited numerous instances of inappropriate…

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April 10, 2015 by mjpospis

Lawsuit Alleges “Musical” Sexual Harassment Resulting in Two Heart Attacks

In a Manhattan federal lawsuit filed on April 8, 2015 and captioned Alexander v. Freelancers Health Service Corporation, SDNY 15-cv-02710, plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to gender discrimination, sexual harassment, a hostile work environment, and retaliation. Specifically, plaintiff alleges (among other things) that her supervisor made sexual comments about plaintiff’s breasts (referring to them as “them double…

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April 5, 2015 by mjpospis

Anti-Male Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against NYC Health & Hospitals Corp.

In a recent gender discrimination lawsuit captioned Consing v. NYC Health & Hospitals Corp. and Zenaida Magnaye-Banzon, EDNY 15-cv-01548 (March 25, 2015), plaintiff, a man, asserts that the defendants failed to hire him because he is male. He asserts, for example (at paragraph 19) that Magnaye-Banzon told him that the position would “not work” for him because…

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March 24, 2015 by mjpospis

Gender/Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit Against Law Firm Kaye Scholer

Here is the lawsuit, captioned Bari Zahn v. Kaye Scholer LLP (NYS Sup. Ct. Index No. 152625/2015, March 17, 2015), filed by an attorney against her former employer. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, discrimination based on gender and perceived sexual orientation, as well as retaliation.

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