Employment Discrimination

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In Pease v. The City of New York, No. 161501/2021, 2022 WL 3336139 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 12, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of employment discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To state a claim for…

Read More NYCHRL Discrimination Claim, Based on Discipline and Non-Promotion, Survives Dismissal
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In Wray v. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services, P.C., et al, 21-CV-00394 (PMH), 2022 WL 3214924 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 9, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law.…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Survive Summary Judgment; Defendant Applied the Wrong (NYSHRL) Standard
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In Doe v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections et al, No. 4:19-CV-01584, 2022 WL 3219952 (M.D.Pa. Aug. 9, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender-based hostile work environment and constructive discharge claims asserted under the Equal Protection Clause. As to plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim, the court explained: Here,…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment and Constructive Discharge Claims, Asserted Under the Equal Protection Clause, Survive Summary Judgment
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In Frehoo, Inc. v. Bureau of Labor and Industries, 510 P.3d 888, 901, 319 Or. App. 548 (Or. App. May 18, 2022), the Court of Appeals of Oregon held that the evidence supported the conclusion by Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) that an adult-entertainment establishment subjected an underage dancer to hostile work environment…

Read More Underage Exotic Dancer & Trafficking Victim Was Subject to Sexual Harassment, Court Holds
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In Harris v. N.Y.C. Human Resources Administration et al, 20 Civ. 2011 (JPC), 2022 WL 3100663 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 4, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged age-based hostile work environment claims (in part) asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive, in Part, Against the N.Y.C. Human Resources Administration
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In Gershenson v. Local 52, No. 151180/2021, 2022 WL 3010192 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 28, 2022), the court held, inter alia, that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of race-based employment discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: In determining whether the facts alleged in the complaint…

Read More Employment (Race) Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Local 52
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In McKenna v. Santander Investment Securities, Inc. et al, 21cv941 (DLC), 2022 WL 2986588 (S.D.N.Y. July 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff’s pregnancy discrimination claim (in part) survived summary judgment. Here, plaintiff alleged pregnancy discrimination based on two pregnancies, one in 2019, and one in 2020.  The court reached different decisions regarding…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment (In Part) Against Santander Investment Securities
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In Webb v. City of Venice, No. 8:19-cv-3045-TPB-TGW 2022 WL 2967291 (M.D.Fla. July 27, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment claim. As to the issue of the existence of a hostile work environment, the court explained: This is…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Jury Verdict Upheld; Evidence Included Use of “N-Word”
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In Robinson v. Attractions Lodging, Inc., 6:20-cv-32-EJK, 2022 WL 2904869 (M.D.Fla. July 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race and national origin based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: As to Plaintiff’s claim that the…

Read More Race/National Origin-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In a recent case, Gueye v. H & S Bakery, Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 22-2612, 2022 WL 2805636 (D.N.J. July 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age- and disability-based hostile work environment. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff, a plant superintendent, alleges that he was forced to take…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Despite Lack of “Egregious” Conduct, Plaintiff Alleged Supervisor’s “Growing Frustration”
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