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In Doe v. Fox Corp., No. 653743/2024, 2024 WL 4680514 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 31, 2024), the court granted plaintiff’s (unopposed) motion to proceed via pseudonym. From the decision: The First Department has held that trial courts must exercise their discretion to limit the public nature of proceedings sparingly, and only when…

Read More Sexual Assault Plaintiff May Proceed Anonymously, Court Holds
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In Fernsmith v. City of New York, No. 158467/2023, 2024 WL 4604773 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 29, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Under the CHRL, a hostile work environment…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York
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In Wu v. Wunderkind Corp., No. 155165/2023, 2024 WL 4307855 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The branch of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims under…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Termination Occurred Day After HR Contact
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In Wu v. Wunderkind Corp., No. 155165/2023, 2024 WL 4307855 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race & national origin discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: That branch of defendant’s motion…

Read More Race & National Origin Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Based on Alleged Negative Comments as to Plaintiff’s Accent
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment under NYSHRL…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Derogatory References to Fried Chicken
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This decision is instructive because it underscores that there is no…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under the New York State & City Human Rights Laws
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In Hussain v. The City of New York, No. 159834/2022, 2024 WL 4100982 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 06, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendants move to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims. Under the…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Religious Discrimination Complaint, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Hussain v. The City of New York, No. 159834/2022, 2024 WL 4100982 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 06, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendants move to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work…

Read More Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Asserted Under the NYC Human Rights Law, Survive Dismissal
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In De Longchamp v. Equinox Holdings Co., Inc., No. 153431/2021 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 04, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation against defendant Equinox under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff has, however, met his de minimis…

Read More Retaliation Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Equinox
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In Longchamp v. Equinox Holdings Co., Inc., No. 153431/2021, 2024 WL 4041714 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 04, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of gender and sexual orientation-based hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law. This case is a good…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Under NYC Human Rights Law Survives Summary Judgment
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