D Motion for Summary Judgment Denied (Hostile Work Environment)

In Erno v. New York State Office of Information Technology Services, No. 1:19-CV-1457, 2022 WL 1224325 (N.D.N.Y. April 26, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (but not under the New York State Human…

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In Melendez v. New York City Transit Authority et al., No. 1576 4, 2021-02852, 2022 WL 1177462 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 21, 2022), the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint alleging gender discrimination and retaliation. From the decision: The record does not…

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In Clayton v. Dreamstyle Remodeling of Colorado, LLC, 20–cv–02096, 2022 WL 910957 (D.Colo. March 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, survived summary judgment. From the decision: To defeat a motion for summary judgment, the plaintiff…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Sexual Comments, Photographs
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In Abbt v. City of Houston, 2022 WL 764999 (5th Cir. March 11, 2022), the court, inter alia, reversed the lower court’s award of summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, this case arose from the…

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In Gangadharan v. GNS Goods and Services, et al, 18-cv-7342, 2022 WL 824135 (E.D.N.Y. March 18, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment on her claims of religion and gender-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include “Muslim Bitch” Comments
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In Wilkins v. United Parcel Service, Inc. d/b/a UPS et al, 19-cv-8180, 2022 WL 597431 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is a good example…

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In Gittens v. Winthrop Hospitalist Associates, P.C. et al, 19-CV-5070, 2022 WL 504490 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 18, 2022), the court held, inter alia, that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a race-based hostile work environment claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the New York State Human Rights Law. Initially, the court held that plaintiff did not state a…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Assignment of “Menial Tasks”, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Pichardo v. Carmine’s Broadway Feast Inc., No. 1467 4, 2021-00050, 2021 WL 5456247 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. Nov. 23, 2021), the court, inter alia, held (in part) that summary judgment was improperly granted to defendant on plaintiff’s race/color-based hostile work environment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. After concluding that certain aspects…

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In Wilson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al, 20-cv-4558, 2021 WL 5179914 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 8, 2021), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently (i.e., plausibly) alleged a race-based hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Beginning with the City Law, the court explained: [Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint]…

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In Roberts v. Glenn Industrial Group, Inc. et al, 3:17CV745-GCM2021, WL 4928462 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 21, 2021), the court held that triable issues of fact regarding plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, warranted denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment. From the decision: Viewed…

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