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In Cocca-Rau v. Standard Insurance Company, 2020 WL 4207442 (S.D.N.Y. July 22, 2020), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleges that she suffered an adverse employment action (termination) because of her membership in a…

Read More Catholic Plaintiff’s Title VII “Reverse Religious Discrimination” Complaint Dismissed
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In a recent case, Scalercio-Isenberg v. Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc., 2020 WL 4547317 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 6, 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court summarized the law, in pertinent part, as follows: ADA disability discrimination claims are also subject to the McDonnell Douglas…

Read More Court Dismisses Failure-to-Hire ADA Disability Discrimination Claim, Citing Defendant’s Lack of Knowledge of Disability
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In Guillebeaux v. H.E.L.P. Homeless Services Corporation et al, 2020 WL 4731420 (S.D.N.Y. August 14, 2020) – a sexual harassment/hostile work environment case – the court denied plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the court’s earlier ruling declining to prevent a representative of defendant from attending the (remote) deposition of plaintiff. The court provides the following…

Read More Sexual Harassment Deposition May be Attended by Defendant Representative, Court Rules
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In Vucinaj v. New York City Police Department et al, 2020 WL 4677597 (SDNY Aug. 12, 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: It is clear, based on Plaintiff’s testimony, that he subjectively perceived the environment at the NYPD to be hostile during his tenure. But the acts…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Against NYPD Dismissed; Anti-Albanian Comments Were “Sporadic”
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In Tuan v. Flatrate Moving Network LLC, 2020 WL 4606318 (SDNY August 11, 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the law as follows: To establish a hostile work environment under Title VII … a plaintiff must…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Conduct, Including “Sarcastic” and “Belittling” Remarks, Was Sporadic
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A recent decision, Hager v. Steele, 2020 WL 4345735 (S.D.N.Y. July 29, 2020), provides a neat refresher of Civil Procedure basics, and could easily form the basis for a first-year law school exam – or even a Bar Exam (‘Tis the season) – question. Plaintiff initially filed the action in state court – alleging, inter…

Read More Age Discrimination Case Will Remain in Federal Court; Motion to Remand Denied
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In Mancilla v. ABM Industries, Inc., 2020 WL 4432122(S.D.N.Y. July 29, 2020), a sexual harassment/assault case, the court granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration. The facts of this case, as alleged, are horrific: Plaintiff reported to work on the night of September 17, 2018, and was informed that her ABM supervisor that night would be…

Read More Arbitration Compelled in Sexual Harassment/Assault Case Against ABM
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In Farmer v. Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC et al, 2020 WL 4194860 (S.D.N.Y. July 21, 2020) (J. Engelmayer), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. (Plaintiff did not…

Read More Pregnancy-Related Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Against Shake Shack et al
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In Farmer v. Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC et al, 2020 WL 4194860 (S.D.N.Y. July 21, 2020) (J. Engelmayer), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human…

Read More Gender/Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Shake Shack et al
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In Lively v. WAFRA Investment Advisory Group, Inc. et al, 2020 WL 4038350 (S.D.N.Y. July 17, 2020), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c)) on plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: The complaint…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Court Finds That Sexual Harassment Allegation Against Plaintiff Was a More Likely Cause of Termination Than “Remote” Age-Related Comment
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