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In Lyu v. Alfa Chemistry Inc. et al, 23-CV-7951 (EK)(ST), 2025 WL 1093134 (E.D.N.Y. April 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sex-based discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized, and applied, the law as follows: The elements of a disparate treatment claim…

Read More NYSHRL Wrongful (Sex-Based) Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Menos v. Uncle Nearest, Inc. et al, 22-CV-1449 (PKC) (PK), 2025 WL 917347 (E.D.N.Y. March 25, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff’s sexual harassment claims rely predominantly on three…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Allegations Include Touching, Inquiries Into Personal Life, Late-Night Text Messages
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In Franco v. City of New York et al, 19-CV-5905 (AMD) (CLP), 2025 WL 964014 (E.D.N.Y. March 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s discrimination (sexual harassment) claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). From the decision: The Second Circuit has held that under…

Read More Citing Evidence of Buttocks Grinding & Arm Caressing, Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment on Sexual Harassment Claim
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In Buscaino v. Dircksen & Talleyrand, Inc. and Ariel Echevarria, 22-CV-7572 (AMD) (PK), 2025 WL 777085 (E.D.N.Y. March 11, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Sex-Based Criticism
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In Borden v. City of New York, 23-CV-8330 (RPK) (CLP), 2025 WL 754147 (E.D.N.Y. March 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff’s non-time barred allegations do not plausibly amount to…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Alleged Sexual Innuendo, Grabbing Were Not “Severe” or “Pervasive”
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In Gahfi v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-1782 (BMC), 2025 WL 675933 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged a claim of religion-based discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: “At the pleadings stage … a plaintiff must allege…

Read More Religious Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal, Court Holds
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In White v. Roosevelt Union Free School District Board of Education, 15-CV-1035(JS)(JMW), 2025 WL 552744 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the (Caucasian) plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law,…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Whitey”, “Asshole”, etc Comments Insufficient
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In Ronen, Matthew v. Redroute, Inc. et al, 21-CV-2732 (RPK) (RML), 2025 WL 296551 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of “associational discrimination” asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Ronen has adequately pleaded a claim for discrimination based on association…

Read More Husband’s Associational Discrimination Claim, Based on Wife’s Pregnancy, Survives Dismissal
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In Separ v. County of Nassau, 2025 WL 51206 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 8, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to enforce a settlement agreement/breach of the settlement agreement. The court outlined the facts as follows: The parties achieved a settlement in principle in this employment discrimination case during a settlement conference held before the undersigned on…

Read More Discrimination Plaintiff’s Failure to Sign Confidentiality & Non-Disparagement Acknowledgment Renders Settlement Agreement Ineffective
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In Sanders v. SUNY Downstate Medical Center et al, 22 CV 4139 (KAM) (CLP), 2024 WL 4680489 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 5, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion to amend her complaint to add an allegation of constructive discharge. From the decision: To establish constructive discharge, a plaintiff must show that rather than discharging her…

Read More Constructive Discharge Claim Plausibly Alleged, Continued Employment For 3.5 Years Notwithstanding
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