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In Spiegel v 226 Realty LLC, No. 150371/13, 2023–03102, 2805, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 05076, 2024 WL 4486892 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Oct. 15, 2024), the Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously reversed the lower court’s award of summary judgment to defendants on plaintiff’s whistleblower claim under New York Labor Law § 740. Specifically, the court held that…

Read More First Department Reverses Dismissal of NY Labor Law § 740 Whistleblower Claim; Statute Applied Retroactively
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In Spiegel v 226 Realty LLC, No. 150371/13, 2023–03102, 2805, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 05076, 2024 WL 4486892 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Oct. 15, 2024), the Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously reversed the lower court’s award of summary judgment to defendants on plaintiff’s claims of age discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human…

Read More Age Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against Hotel, First Department Holds
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In Friedman v. Bloomberg, L.P., 2024 NY Slip Op 04602 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Sept. 26, 2024), the New York Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for disability discrimination and failure to accommodate disability under the New York City Human Rights Law.…

Read More Disability Discrimination (Termination) Claim Survives Summary Judgment, 1st Dept. Holds
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In Friedman v. Bloomberg, L.P., 2024 NY Slip Op 04602 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Sept. 26, 2024), the New York Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for disability discrimination and failure to accommodate disability under the New York City Human Rights Law.…

Read More Failure to Accommodate Disability (Dyslexia) Claim Survives Summary Judgment, 1st Dept. Holds
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In Eustache v Board of Education of City School District of City of New York, No. 153619/19, 2022-01128, 998, 211 N.Y.S.3d 71, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 03228, 2024 WL 2964264 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., June 13, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged race discrimination under the New York State and City Human…

Read More Alleged Racial Comments, in Context of Sexual Harassment, Signaled Discriminatory Views on Race in Workplace, Court Holds
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In Sanders v Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., No. 158104/18, 2023-00393, 2136, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02264, 2024 WL 1774512 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 25, 2024), the court affirmed the lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendant submitted…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Properly Dismissed, Positive Performance Reviews Notwithstanding
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In Rosen v. Zionist Org. of Am., 2024 NY Slip Op 01770 (App. Div. 1 Dept. March 28, 2024), the Appellate Division, First Department, inter alia, affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under New Jersey law. From the decision: Plaintiff fails to allege that he worked in New Jersey, as…

Read More NY Appellate Division, First Department Affirms Dismissal of NJLAD Claim, Citing Lack of NJ Nexus
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In Serrano v. The City of New York, No. 2023-05750, 2095, 810438/22, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02156, 2024 WL 1723814 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 23, 2024), the Appellate Division, First Department reversed a lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human…

Read More First Department Revives Race Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In New York State Division of Human Rights v 153rd Street Associates, LLC, No. 2020-04593, 705427/18, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 01017, 2024 WL 820932 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Feb. 28, 2024), the court affirmed the denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of housing discrimination asserted under the New York State…

Read More Housing Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In O’Sullivan et al v. Jacaranda Club, LLC et al, No. 1779, 2023-04923, 2024 WL 847860 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Feb. 29, 2024), the court affirmed the lower court’s decision granting defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of their sexual harassment and other claims. From the decision: Asserting claims under New York State and City Human Rights…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Subject to Arbitration Agreement; EFAA Inapplicable, Court Rules
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