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In Goldzweig v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., 2024 WL 5056350 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City…

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In Sabic-El-Rayess v. Teachers College, Columbia University, 24-CV-2891 (JMF), 2024 WL 4988408 (S.D.N.Y., 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of religious discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: By contrast, the Court concludes that Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess’s allegations are sufficient to state…

Read More Religious Discrimination Claims Against Columbia Survive Dismissal
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In Ancrum v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection, 2024 WL 5009145 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: For Title VII purposes, a workplace is actionably hostile when it…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Comments, While “Despicable” and “Offensive”, Held Not Actionable
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In Hall v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-10385 (JGK), 2024 WL 4979288 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s “associational discrimination” claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. From the decision: The plaintiff also claims that the defendant discriminated against her based on her association…

Read More ADA Associational Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include Retraction of Job Offer Following Advocacy For Disabled Daughter
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In Hall v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-10385 (JGK), 2024 WL 4979288 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-hire claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: The plaintiff asserts that the defendant retracted her job offer and failed to hire…

Read More Legally Blind Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Failure-to-Hire Claim Under the ADA, Court Rules
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In a recent case, O’Rear v. Diaz, 24 Civ. 1669 (PAE), 2024 WL 4903722 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 27, 2024), the court addressed an issue arising in a number of employment discrimination/sexual harassment cases, namely, the production of sexual harassment and sexual assault complaints by employees other than the plaintiff. From the decision: Plaintiff S. O’Rear sues…

Read More Plaintiff Entitled to Discovery of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Complaints Made by Employees, Court Rules
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In Snowden v. County of Sullivan, 22 CV 514 (VB), 2024 WL 4882700 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 25, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, including the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework applicable to…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim, Arising From Suspension, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, P.C. et al, 24-cv-2105 (LJL), 2024 WL 4866450 (SDNY Nov. 21, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The complaint contains several paragraphs of conduct alleged to constitute…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Focus on Plaintiff’s, But Not Male Employees’, Appearances
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In Mazzuchelli v. Immutable Pty. Ltd and Lightsource Global, 23-cv-7885 (NSR), 2024 WL 4817535 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 18, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s pregnancy discrimination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: To state a claim…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Termination Occurred Less Than a Month After Pregnancy Disclosure
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In Mazzuchelli v. Immutable Pty. Ltd and Lightsource Global, 23-cv-7885 (NSR), 2024 WL 4817535 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 18, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized and applied the law as follows: A…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged “Graphic Sexual Discussions” and “Sexual Overtures” Notwithstanding
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