ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)

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In Tohidi v. City of Reading Police Department, No. 5:24-cv-0591, 2024 WL 3015514 (E.D.Pa. June 13, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: The City asserts that Counts I and V (disability discrimination) should be dismissed…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claim Asserted by Plaintiff With Tourette’s Syndrome, Survives Dismissal
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In Sharikov v. Philips Medical Systems MR, Inc., Docket No. 23-407-cv, 2024 WL 2820927 (2d Cir. June 4, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination asserted under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). In sum, in this case the plaintiff alleges…

Read More 2d Circuit Affirms Dismissal of COVID-19 Related ADA “Regarded As” Disabled Claim
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In Defranco v. New York Power Authority, 20-CV-1861-LJV, 2024 WL 1621533 (W.D.N.Y. April 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability (hearing impairment) based hostile work environment asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: This Court finds that the…

Read More Hearing Impairment-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Handler v. Dutchess County Community College, 2024 WL 343091 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2024), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In sum, plaintiff, who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome, taught photography courses at defendant. He retired early, following allegations of sexual…

Read More Court Dismisses Tourette’s-Suffering College Instructor’s ADA Discrimination Claim
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In Olson v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. et al, Case No. 8:23-cv-590-TPB-CPT, 2024 WL 245978 (M.D.Fla. Jan. 23, 2024), the court (inter alia) denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. From the decision: It is true…

Read More Title VII Race Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; Discovery Required to Determine Viability of Plaintiff’s Proffered Comparator
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In Belvin v. Electchester Management, LLC, 17-CV-6303 (NGG) (PK), 2020 WL 7262877 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2020), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim, based on the “adverse action” of denying plaintiff his Christmas bonus. From the decision: Mr. Mayers has adduced sufficient evidence from which a juror…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claim, Arising From Withholding of Christmas Bonus, Survives Summary Judgment
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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 a recent decision, Anderson v. KAR Global, 2023 WL 5493754 (8th Cir. Aug. 25, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In evaluating plaintiff’s claim, the court applied the familiar McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework. Under this…

Read More Disability Discrimination (Termination) Claim Improperly Dismissed on Summary Judgment, 8th Circuit Holds
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In Gross v. Hatboro-Horsham School District, No. 23-0633, 2023 WL 4867423 (E.D.Pa. July 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: As noted, Defendant argues that Plaintiff has failed to plausibly allege that the discrimination…

Read More Teacher’s ADA Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Felix v. New York City Department of Education, 21 Civ. 6109 (LGS), 2023 WL 4706097 (S.D.N.Y. July 24, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Plaintiff alleged that the defendant subjected her to a hostile…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against NYC Dept. of Education
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