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In Mera v. SA Hospitality Group, LLC et al, 1:23-cv-03492 (PGG) (SDA), 2023 WL 3791712 (S.D.N.Y. June 3, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s New York State and City Human Rights Law sexual harassment claims. Specifically, plaintiff’s sexual harassment (but not other) claims fell within the scope of…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Fell Within Scope of “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act of 2021”, and Thus Not Subject to Arbitration, Court Holds
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In Yu et al v. Shanghai Dumpling, Inc. et al, 2023 WL 3728347 (S.D.N.Y. May 30, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment on plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. From the decision: Plaintiff’s first cause of action asserts a claim for employment discrimination…

Read More Age Discrimination (Termination) Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against Shanghai Dumpling; Default Judgment Awarded
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In Hoxhaj et al v. Michael Cetta, Inc. et al, 21-cv-6486 (LJL), 2023 WL 3455444 (S.D.N.Y. May 15, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ claims of religion-based discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: A reasonable jury could conclude that Plaintiff Hoxhaj was…

Read More Religion-Based Discrimination Claim Against Michael Cetta Survives Summary Judgment; Court Cites Comments That Were Hostile to Islam and Muslim People
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In Toledo v. Brend Restoration, LLC et al, No. 21 Civ. 882 (GBD) (SN), 2023 WL 3381249 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This result turns on the application of the “joint employer”…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed Against Entity Held Not to be “Joint Employer”
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In Mackenzie v. New York City Dept. of Education, No. 21-CV-5711-LTS, 2023 WL 2711848 (S.D.N.Y. March 30, 2023), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision:…

Read More Teacher Plausibly Alleges Age Discrimination, Court Holds
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In Miranda v. YBJ Incorporated, 2023 WL 3122876, at *2–3 (S.D.N.Y. April 27, 2023), the court dismissed plaintiff’s employment discrimination claim ,asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendants argue the Court may not exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff’s NYSHRL claim3 because it arises from facts unrelated to plaintiff’s FLSA…

Read More Discrimination Claim Dismissed for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Wage Claim Continues
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In Bernardi v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 2023 WL 3230558 (S.D.N.Y. May 3, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race- and national-origin based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: At his…

Read More Race/National Origin-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Go Back to Italy” Allegation Insufficient
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In Richards v. The Department of Education of the City of New York, 21-cv-338 (LJL), 2023 WL 2876585 (S.D.N.Y. April 10, 2023), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. This case illustrates the differences between federal anti-discrimination laws, on the one hand, and the broader,…

Read More Race/Religion Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Dept. of Education, Court Holds
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In Girardi v. Ferrari Express, Inc. et al, 220-CV-4298 (VSB), 2023 WL 2744027 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2023), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of sexual harassment, and thus denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. As to plaintiff’s claim against individual defendant Fabio Ravera, defendant Ferrari Express’s general manager and chief financial officer, the court…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Hostile Work Environment) Claim Sufficiently Alleged
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In Sanderson v. Leg Apparel LLC et al, No. 1:19-cv-8423-GHW,  (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. Specifically,…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Termination Following Complaints About Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Survive Summary Judgment
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