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In Drake v. City of Amsterdam Police Department et al, 2024 WL 3969002 (N.D.N.Y. August 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After summarizing the “black letter law” applicable to these claims,…

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In Meckeler v. Cornell University et al, 2024 WL 3535488 (N.D.N.Y. July 25, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation. From the decision: As Defendants argue, Plaintiff was able to outline many events in detail. For example, she laid out a verbatim conversation wherein…

Read More Sexual Orientation Claims Dismissed; Court Cites Absence of Detail Regarding “Derogatory Behavior” Referencing Sexual Orientation or “Gay Stereotypes”
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In Beauchine v. City of Syracuse, New York et al, 5:21-cv-00845 (BKS/TWD), 2024 WL 2700874 (N.D.N.Y. May 24, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender discrimination claim asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the New York State Human Rights Law. In analyzing this claim, the court applied…

Read More Syracuse Police Officer’s Failure to Promote Sex Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In Jeramiah Brown v. Fat Dough Inc. d/b/a Dominos Pizza, 5:22-cv-761 (BKS/ML), 2024 WL 1345360 (N.D.N.Y. March 29, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim. The court summarized the black-letter law, and applied it to the facts, as follows: Under Title VII, it is illegal “to…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Sexual Comments, Bullying, and Name Calling
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In Herbowy-Hubalek v. Lithia of Yorkville-3, LLC et al, 6:21-CV-43 (FJS/MJK), 2024 WL 1329035 (N.D.N.Y. March 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The court summarized the evidence supporting plaintiff’s…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Touching, Looking Down Shirt, Grabbing Own Penis
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In Jacobs v. Hudson Valley Family Physicians, PLLC, 1:22-CV-1184, 2024 WL 1200002 (N.D.N.Y. March 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiffs allege that…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim Plausibly Alleged; Court Cites “Subtext” of “Suggestive” Text Messages & Photographs
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In Harlow v. Molina Healthcare, Inc., 5:20-CV-1382, 2024 WL 1126736 (N.D.N.Y. March 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on her hostile work environment sexual harassment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. After summarizing the black-letter law, the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment (Same-Sex) Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Unwanted Touching and Suggestive Language
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In Harlow v. Molina Healthcare, Inc., 5:20-CV-1382, 2024 WL 1126736 (N.D.N.Y. March 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on her race-based termination claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. Here is the court’s application of the…

Read More Race-Based Discriminatory Termination Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Molina Healthcare
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In Innes v. County of Warren et al, 1:22-cv-641 (BKS/TWD), 2024 WL 865864 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 29, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims. As to plaintiff’s claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the court explained: Plaintiff alleges the following facts. Approximately an hour and a half…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Court Cites Closeness in Time Between Hospitalization and Termination
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In Gandhi v. New York State Unified Court System et al, 1:20-CV-120 (LEK), 2024 WL 365119 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s religion-based discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleges that defendant engaged in religious…

Read More Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment; “Stray Remarks” Doctrine Held Inapplicable
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