42 USC § 1981

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Below is the complaint, captioned Samuel v. Monkey Bar, L.P. et al., 13-CV-4877, filed by plaintiff Prabir Jude Samuel against Monkey Bar and its owner Graydon Carter in the Southern District of New York. Plaintiff alleges that he was deprived of minimum wage and overtime compensation and that he was subjected to harassment based on his…

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Below is the complaint filed by plaintiffs Elijah Crawford and Ishmael Cox against North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc. and others. Plaintiffs (who are black) allege that they were subjected to racist remarks (such as comments about one plaintiff’s lips, hair, and penis, use of the word “nigger”, and remarks about President Obama’s low…

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In Cadet v. Deutsche Bank Securities, 11-cv-7964, 2013 WL 3090690 (SDNY June 18, 2013), decided on June 18, 2013, the Southern District of New York (McMahon, J.) denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s race discrimination claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. 1981, but dismissed his…

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Below is a recently-filed complaint alleging race discrimination and retaliation against Mercedes Benz of Manhattan, its general manager, and its director of human resources.  Plaintiffs Guyton and Grammer, two African Americans who held high-level managerial positions, claimed that after encountering and complaining about racist graffiti – consisting of a swastika, a stick figure hanging from a…

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In MacMillan v. Millenium Broadway Hotel (SDNY June 11, 2012), the Southern District of New York found that the plaintiff successfully proved that he was subject to a racially hostile work environment.  While at work plaintiff encountered a voodoo doll with a “black face and pink lips” hanging from a bulletin board by a rope around…

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In Wong v. Mangone, the Second Circuit recently affirmed a jury verdict in a case brought by Aaron Wong against James Mangone and upheld awards of $200,000 in damages and more than $167,000 in attorneys’ fees.  Wong (who is black) alleged that Mangone (who is white) assaulted him while hurling racially derogatory language. In particular,…

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