Here is the recently-filed lawsuit, Pantor v. City of New York and Green Key Resources (filed NY Cty. 9/9/15, Index # 159257/2015), in which plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to sexual harassment by her supervisor at the City of New York Office of the Actuary, and then retaliated against for rejecting his advances. Specifically,…
Read More Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Harassment at NYC Office of the ActuaryIn Fox v. New York City Dep’t of Educ., No. 13-CV-3204 VEC, 2015 WL 4991878 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 20, 2015), the court dismissed claims asserted by plaintiff – a former guidance counselor at P.S. 150 – of religious discrimination, race discrimination, age discrimination, hostile work environment, and sexual harassment. As to plaintiff’s religious discrimination claim, the court…
Read More Guidance Counselor’s Discrimination, Sexual Harassment Claims DismissedIn a lawsuit captioned Pollock v. Agrei Consulting, et al (NY Sup. Ct. Kings Cty. filed 9/4/15, Index # 510920/2015), plaintiff alleges that she was sexually harassed by her boss who she claims, among other things, sent her flirtatious and sexually inappropriate text messages (such as “You take good care of me and I will…
Read More Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Alleges That Boss Put Penis Pictures on Executive Assistant’s ComputerIn Ming v. A.E.G. Mgmt., No. 15-CV-643 JG, 2015 WL 5038222 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 26, 2015), the court dismissed plaintiff’s race discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Initially, the court held that “Ming’s complaint fails to state a claim under Title VII for discrimination on the basis of…
Read More Race Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Dismissed With Leave to RepleadIn Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Serv., Inc., No. 14 CIV. 8387 NRB, 2015 WL 5037055 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 26, 2015), the court addressed the following question: [W]hether an employer is liable for unlawfully retaliating against a plaintiff employee when (1) the plaintiff reports that a coworker [here, Gray] has sexually harassed her, (2) the employer promptly…
Read More Court Discusses and Applies “Cat’s Paw” Theory in Sexual Harassment/Retaliation CaseA recent Southern District of New York case, McLeod v. Jewish Guild for the Blind, No. 1:13-CV-6746-GHW, 2015 WL 5008732 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2015), illustrates the importance of timely filing an EEOC charge when asserting claims under, e.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in an employment discrimination (here, sexual harassment) case.…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed as Time-BarredIn Littlejohn v. City of New York, No. 14-1395-CV, 2015 WL 4604250 (2d Cir. Aug. 3, 2015), the Second Circuit clarified the pleading standards applicable to employment discrimination claims. Plaintiff, an African American woman, alleged that, while employed by the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, she was subjected to a hostile work environment and…
Read More Second Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard For Employment Discrimination CasesIn a lawsuit filed in NY Supreme Court, Bronx County on 8/18/15 (Index # 24576/2015E), plaintiff Denicia Macklin asserts that she was subjected to discrimination and harassment/hostile work environment due to her race (African American) and sexual orientation (homosexual).
Read More Race, Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit Against Dunkin DonutsIn Rensselaer Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t v. New York State Div. of Human Rights, No. 520239, 2015 WL 4757612 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dept. Aug. 13, 2015), the court upheld the determination of the New York State Division of Human Rights that the petitioner engaged in unlawful gender discrimination. The court discussed some of the evidence presented…
Read More Court Upholds Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Finding in Corrections Employee’s Favor by State Division of Human RightsHere is the recently-filed sexual harassment complaint, captioned Campisi v. City University of New York and Dean George Ranalli, SDNY 15-cv-04859, in which plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to sexual harassment. She seeks relief under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681, and the New York City Human Rights Law.
Read More Title IX Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against CUNY and Dean George Ranalli