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In Kocher v. The Mount Sinai Hosp., No. 153955/2022, 2025 WL 3755782 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 22, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied the parties’ motions for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. At issue, in sum, was whether a remote/virtual work arrangement…

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In Walker v. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, No. 160839/2021, 2025 WL 3757595 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 23, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s race and gender discrimination, and hostile work environment, claims. From the decision: The Court rejects Defendants’ argument that there is no evidence of discrimination.…

Read More Race, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Alexander v. New York City Health and Hosp. Corp., No. 156315/2020, 2025 WL 3708596 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 17, 2025) – a case involving allegations of sex and gender discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, constructive discharge, and retaliation – the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to compel discovery responses from plaintiff. The…

Read More Court Explains Discovery Obligations in Sexual Harassment Case
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In O’Connor v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., No. 158198/2024, 2025 WL 3709253 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to state a claim of sex discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. After determining that plaintiff not receiving a promotion constituted an “adverse employment action,” it…

Read More Sex Discrimination Claims Against Citigroup Dismissed
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In Kamara-Sherif v. City of New York, No. 451842/2023, 2025 WL 3530092 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 03, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s caregiver status discrimination claim asserted under teh New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The NYCHRL expressly prohibits discrimination in employment “because of an individual’s…

Read More NYC Human Rights Law Caregiver Status Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged, Court Holds
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In Mitchiner v. City of New York, No. 162210/2024, 2025 WL 3540930 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 05, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendants argue that plaintiff has not pled a “disability” within the meaning…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claim, Arising From Work-Related Concussion, Survives Dismissal
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In Estep v. Brenner, No. 159639/2022, 2025 WL 3312877 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Nov. 24, 2025), the court denied plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint to add a cause of action for race-based discrimination and hostile work environment under federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), following the dismissal of plaintiff’s claim…

Read More Motion to Amend Complaint to Add Title VII Race Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Denied
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In Dranitca v. Allied Universal Sec. Services LLC, No. 150492/2025, 2025 WL 2814548 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Sep. 26, 2025), an employment discrimination case, the court discussed and applied New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 205, which governs the timeframe in which to recommence an action in one forum after being dismissed in another. Here,…

Read More Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination Claims Not Timely Recommenced in State Court Following Federal Court Dismissal
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In Malkoukian v. Nest Seekers Intern., No. 152981/2023, 2025 WL 3080065 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Retaliation claims under the City and State Human Rights Laws2 are reviewed under…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Commission Deprivation Followed Informing CEO of Hostile Work Environment
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In Anandaraja v. Icahn Sch. of Med. at Mount Sinai, No. 159045/22, 2025 WL 3028707 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept. Oct. 30, 2025), the court ruled on a motion for a protective order under CPLR 3103(a) – specifically as to whether particular questions could be asked during depositions. From the decision: Supreme Court should have…

Read More Court Precludes Deposition Questions as to Dismissed Discrimination Claims
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