Anxiety as Disability – Pospis Law, PLLC

September 2, 2024 by mjpospis

Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws

In Rivas v. Intern. Academy of Hope, No. 156236/2021, 2024 WL 4003749 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 30, 2024), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged disability-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The second and fourth causes of action allege that…

Anxiety-Diagnosed Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Disability Discrimination Under the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws, Court Holds

In Rivas v. Intern. Academy of Hope, No. 156236/2021, 2024 WL 4003749 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 30, 2024), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged disability discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts as follows: [P]laintiff…

Disability Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Court Notes Denial of Plaintiff Request for Separation From Alleged Harasser

In Butrym v. Sarsick et al, 20-CV-292, 2021 WL 1927073 (N.D.N.Y. May 13, 2021), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly alleged claims that defendants failed to accommodate her disability, and terminated her because of her disability, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court summarized plaintiff’s claims, in part, as follows:…