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In Swinburne v. City of New York, No. 153793/2024, 2025 WL 990587 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 28, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Under [NYCHRL], it is unlawful to retaliate against an employee for opposing…

Read More Retaliation Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Transfer/Demotion Followed Request for Vaccine Exemption
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In Young v. Bessemer Trust Co., N.A, No. 154722/2020, 2025 WL 928439 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 25, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race/national origin discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The Court finds that…

Read More Race/National Origin Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment; “Wuhan Restriction Zone” Sign Cited
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In Pierluissi v. City of New York, No. 153439/2023, 2025 WL 928908 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 26, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Under the NYSHRL, “[i]t shall be an unlawful…

Read More Hispanic Police Officer’s Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Adverse Actions Followed Discrimination Complaints
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In Pierluissi v. City of New York, No. 153439/2023, 2025 WL 928908 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 26, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Both the NYSHRL and NYCHRL make it unlawful…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged; “Dumb Spic” Comments Supported Claim
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In Pierluissi v. City of New York, No. 153439/2023, 2025 WL 928908 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 26, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race & national origin-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In general, plaintiff alleges that defendants…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Race & National Origin, Survive Dismissal
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In Harris v City of New York, No. 156195/2024, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 25067, 2025 WL 866041 (Sup Ct, Mar. 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of weight discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. In sum, plaintiff – after taking and passing a civil service…

Read More Court Considers the Pleading Standard For Weight Discrimination Under the NYC Human Rights Law
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In Gil-Frederick v. The City of New York, No. 155628/2023, 2025 WL 804677 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Both the NYSHRL and the NYCHRL make it…

Read More Retaliation Claims Survive Dismissal; Accommodation Requests Denied Following Internal Complaints of Discrimination
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In Gil-Frederick v. The City of New York, No. 155628/2023, 2025 WL 804677 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Under the NYSHRL it is unlawful for…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; “Blanket Denials” Minutes After Accommodation Request Failed to Satisfy “Interactive Process”
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In Coley v. Lead Sec. Group Inc., No. 152480/2023, 2025 WL 317653 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 22, 2025), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims. This decision illustrates the relatively low bar defining a plaintiff’s pleading obligation under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws: On…

Read More Employment Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal, Court Holds
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In Zadok v. Lomner, No. 151526/2024, 2025 WL 675168 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 03, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s false imprisonment claim. The court summarized, and applied, the law as follows: In an action for false imprisonment, four elements must be established: (1) the defendant intended…

Read More Tenant Sufficiently Alleges False Imprisonment Claim
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