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In Rollag v. Cowen Inc. et al, 2021 WL 807210 (S.D.N.Y. March 3, 2021) – in which the plaintiff alleges that defendants discriminated and retaliated against him in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1514A, and…

Read More Arbitration Compelled in Employment Discrimination Case; FAA Held to “Displace” CPLR 7515 Here
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In Echavarria v. ABM Industry Group LLC et al, 2021 WL 794944 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 26, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of religious-based discrimination. The court explained: Plaintiff also fails to allege sufficient facts to state a claim that Defendants discriminated against her because she is Catholic. Her sole allegation of religious discrimination…

Read More Religious (Anti-Catholic) Discrimination Claim Dismissed; “God Bless You Sneer” Insufficient
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In Beards et al v. Bronxcare Health System et al, 2021 WL 704177 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 23, 2021), the court dismissed plaintiffs’ claims of race- and religion-based discrimination 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. After concluding that…

Read More Citing Productivity Decline, Court Dismisses Race and Religion-Based Discrimination Claims
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In Duff v. Pristine Services, 2021 WL 663981 (SDNY Feb. 19, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s complaint alleging a race-based hostile work environment. As to whether the alleged conduct was sufficiently “hostile”, the court explained: Duff’s hostile workplace claim appears to be premised on a single incident, in which he found the three…

Read More Alleged “Racist Graffiti” Held Insufficient to Make Out Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Rules
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In Domingues v. Barton Chevrolet Cadillac et al, 18-CV-07772, 2021 WL 637016 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendant Barton Chevrolet’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claim (arising from her complaints of sexual harassment) asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State…

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In Domingues v. Barton Chevrolet Cadillac et al, 18-CV-07772, 2021 WL 637016 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendant Barton Chevrolet’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment/hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. The…

Read More Sexual Harassment Hostile Work Environment Survives Summary Judgment; Breast Touching & Comments Presented Triable Issues of Fact
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In Melton v. Malcolm Shabazz, L.P. et al., 2021 WL 535661 (SDNY Feb. 12, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination claim asserted under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq. In sum, plaintiff alleged that repairs to her apartment were delayed due to her race and/or national origin, and that…

Read More Fair Housing Act Claim Dismissed; “Delayed/Untimely Repairs” Were Not Racially Motivated
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In Bell v. SL Green Realty Corp. et al, 19 Civ. 8153, 2021 WL 516575 (SDNY Feb. 11, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race discrimination claim asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff is Hispanic. “[T]he existence of a Hispanic ‘race’ has…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against SL Green Realty Corp.
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In Bell v. SL Green Realty Corp. et al, 19 Civ. 8153, 2021 WL 516575 (SDNY Feb. 11, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: To state a hostile work environment claim, the Complaint must plausibly allege that her “workplace is permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule,…

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In a recent Order, captioned Bolanos v. Tanieka Misa Hooten, 21-cv-336 (SDNY Feb. 11, 2021) – a case in which plaintiff asserts a violation of New York City’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (codified at N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 20-927 et seq) – the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted defendant’s motion…

Read More Court Dismisses “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” Case For Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
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