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In Torres v. City of New York, No. 161278/2023, 2025 WL 248895 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff’s allegations of hostile work environment–including discriminatory remarks,…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Alleged Discriminatory Remarks, Threats of Termination, and Denial of Benefits, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Campbell v. Authentic Brands Group LLC, No. 155160/2020, 2025 WL 104601 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s cause of action for sex-based discrimination against certain defendants. From the decision: Campbell has sufficiently stated a cause of action for sex-based discrimination against…

Read More Sex-Based Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Comments About Appearance and Hair Touching
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In Woo v. The City of New York, No. 161109/2022, 2025 WL 65869 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 8, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment claims. From the decision: The issue in a quid pro quo sexual harassment case brought…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included That Punitive Assignments Followed Drink Request Refusal
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In Berrios v. Rose Associates, Inc., No. 652417/2021, 2024 WL 5182598 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 19, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of housing discrimination asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law (N.Y. Executive Law § 296(5)) and the New York City…

Read More Housing Discrimination Claims, Asserted Under the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws, Dismissed
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In Piscitelli v. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services, Inc., No. 159272/2020, 2024 WL 5202602 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied the parties’ motions for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of sex/pregnancy discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A prima facie…

Read More Sex/Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Against Deloitte Survive Summary Judgment
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In Ajala v. Limani 51, LLC, No. 153433/2023, 2024 WL 5169823 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 17, 2024), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment exists when the workplace is…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Court Cites Sex and Race-Based Comments
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In Bennett v. State, No. 152438/2023, 2024 WL 4896499 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 21, 2024), the court denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment against defendant on plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. This decision illustrates the general principle that courts are reluctant to grant summary judgment at a stage in…

Read More Cuomo Sexual Harassment Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied
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In Roberson v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., No. 151841/2023, 2024 WL 4957306 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, Roberson…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include Isolation Following Expression of Concerns About Race-Based Pay
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In Adeniji v. The City of New York, No. 152761/2022, 2024 WL 4939661 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff opposes this prong of…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include a History of Maltreatment and Denied Opportunities
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In Philippe v. The City of New York, No. 151444/2023, 2024 WL 4850897 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 15, 2024), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This decision provides instructive guidance as to how courts apply the general rule of…

Read More Employment Discrimination Case Dismissed, Absent Allegation Taht Plaintiff Was Treated Differently or Worse Than Colleagues of Other Races
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