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In Wheeler v. Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc., 21 Civ. 1165, 2023 WL 6282903 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. This case is instructive as to the applicability of the the relatively…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Conduct Post-Dating Amendments to NYS Human Rights Law, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Richmond v. Montefiore Medical Center, 21 Civ. 8700 (PGG), 2023 WL 6216271 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2023), the court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender-based discrimination (termination) claim asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Here is the court’s discussion of the third/final “pretext” step of the pertinent…

Read More Gender Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against Montefiore Medical Center
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In a recent case, Dikambi v. City University of New York et al, 19-CV-9937 (RA), 2023 WL 5713716 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgement on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: There is sufficient…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against CUNY
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In Carmody v. New York University, et al, 21 Civ. 8186 (LGS), 2023 WL 5803432 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 7, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based discrimination claims. After determining that plaintiff presented a prima facie case of discrimination and that defendants articulated a legitimate reason for plaintiff’s termination…

Read More Doctor’s Sex Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against NYU
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In Collymore v. City of New York et al, 16-CV-8270-LTS-OTW, 2023 WL 5834784 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 8, 2023), the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claims. Under the operative statutes, plaintiff was required to show that the discriminatory harassment she experienced was “because of” a protected characteristic – here, sex. Applying…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Dismissed; Alleged Touching Was Not Sex-Based
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In Samuels v. City of New York et al, 22-cv-1904 (JGK), 2023 WL 5717892 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1954, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include Physical and Verbal Harassment
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In Everett v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21 Civ. 7043 (JPC), 2023 WL 5629295 (S.D.N.Y. August 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the “black letter” law applicable to…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Department of Education, Court Holds
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In a recent case, Symotyuk-Knoll v. Healthequity, Inc., 1:21-CV-08348 (ALC), 2023 WL 5576405 (S.D.N.Y. August 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted 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.…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Termination Followed Pregnancy Leave Request
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In Moody, Amanda v. Empire Hotel Development, Inc., et al, No. 20-CV-02203 (PMH), 2023 WL 5480729 (S.D.N.Y. August 24, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s race-based discrimination (demotion) claim. From the decision: Moody also contends that she was demoted in mid-July 2019. Moody testified that a few weeks…

Read More Race-Based Discrimination (Demotion Only) Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Ward v. Cohen Media Publications LLC et al, Case No. 1:22-cv-06431 (JLR), 2023 WL 5353342 (S.D.N.Y. August 21, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of sex- and religion-based discrimination. As to her claims of sex discrimination, the court explained: Turning first to her claims for sex discrimination, Plaintiff…

Read More Sex Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Cohen Media Publications, Court Holds
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