Disability: PTSD – Pospis Law, PLLC

March 3, 2026 by mjpospis

ADA Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; PTSD Comments Were “Offensive” But Not “Extraordinarily Severe”

In Blanchard v. Kiewit Power Constructors Co., No. 1:25-CV-423, 2026 WL 587674 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision; With respect to defendant’s exhaustion of administrative remedies argument, plaintiff indeed did not assert a hostile work environment…

PTSD-Related Disability Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Court Holds

In Acosta v. Kennedy Children’s Center, 24 Civ. 3358, 2025 WL 70141 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). From…

NYPD Officer’s Disability Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Court Holds

In Oliveras v. City of New York, No. 159011/2020, 2021 WL 4868415 (N.Y. Sup Ct, N.Y. Cty. Oct. 19, 2021), the court held that plaintiff (a NYPD Officer) sufficiently alleged that he was subject to disability discrimination under the N.Y.C. Human Rights Law, and therefore denied defendants’ motion to dismiss. From the decision: Here, accepting…