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In Aleasta Callahan v. Xayah Enterprises, LLC, No. 23 CV 3265, 2024 WL 2113092 (N.D.Ill. May 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendants first argue that plaintiff cannot adequately plead…

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In Dixon v. City of New York, No. 161050/2022, 2024 WL 1995142 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of race discrimination, gender discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, and religious discrimination (failure to accommodate). As to plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims, the court explained: Under…

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In Dixon v. City of New York, No. 161050/2022, 2024 WL 1995142 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of race discrimination, gender discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, and religious discrimination (failure to accommodate). As to plaintiff’s discrimination claims, the court explained that…

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In Painadath v. Melissa Lattanzio, et al, No. 22-3604, 2024 WL 1836500 (E.D.Pa. April 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: Construed liberally, Painadath pleads a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. Painadath alleges that Mrs. Susan made a sexual advance…

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In Latif v. The City of New York et al, 20 Civ. 8248 (AT), 2024 WL 1348827 (S.D.N.Y. March 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law. Among other things, the plaintiff “alleges that she was the target…

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In Defranco v. New York Power Authority, 20-CV-1861-LJV, 2024 WL 1621533 (W.D.N.Y. April 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability (hearing impairment) based hostile work environment asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: This Court finds that the…

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In Doyle v. American Glory Restaurant Corp. and Joseph Fiero, 23 Civ. 7624 (PAE), 2024 WL 1466161 (S.D.N.Y. April 4, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint (FAC) alleging a sex-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York…

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In Jeramiah Brown v. Fat Dough Inc. d/b/a Dominos Pizza, 5:22-cv-761 (BKS/ML), 2024 WL 1345360 (N.D.N.Y. March 29, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim. The court summarized the black-letter law, and applied it to the facts, as follows: Under Title VII, it is illegal “to…

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In Moore, Kim v. Hadestown Broadway Limited Liability Company, No. 23-CV-4837 (LAP), 2024 WL 989843 (S.D.N.Y. March 7, 2024), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (in an opinion authored by Judge Preska), inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims. (I wrote about the court’s…

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In Moore, Kim v. Hadestown Broadway Limited Liability Company, No. 23-CV-4837 (LAP), 2024 WL 989843 (S.D.N.Y. March 7, 2024), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (in an opinion authored by Judge Preska), inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based discriminatory termination claims. The court discussed, and applied, the…

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