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In Edwards v. CVS Health Corporation, 1:23-cv-04340 (CM), 2024 WL 308093 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 25, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the NYC Human Rights Law. In sum, the court held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) did…

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In Etienne v MTA New York City Transit Authority, No. 155727/22, 1567, 2023-02797, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 00372, 2024 WL 330868 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Jan. 30, 2024), the New York Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims. As to plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment…

Read More Race, National Origin, Religion Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims Held Properly Dismissed Against the NYC Transit Authority
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In Hedvika Polonca Hribovsek v. United Cerebral Palsy of New York City et al, No. 1463, 152849/17, 2022-05615, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 00377, 2024 WL 330884 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Jan. 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, affirmed the denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims. From the decision: Finally,…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Court Cites Accent Mocking and Excessive Monitoring
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In Moore v. Pegasus Steel, LLC, Case No. 2:22-cv-3096-RMG, 2024 WL 277779 (D.S.C. Jan. 25, 2024), the court, inter alia, adopted a Magistrate’s Report & Recommendation to deny defendant’s partial motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim. From the decision: To establish a prima facie case of retaliation, a plaintiff must show “(1) engagement in a…

Read More Retaliation Claim Survives Dismissal; Court Cites Threat of Termination if Plaintiff Did Not Sign “Inaccurate” Disciplinary Forms
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In Arkorful v. New York City Department of Education, 18-cv-3455 (NG) (ST), 2024 WL 298999 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the black-letter as follows: On a motion for…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claims Survive Summary Judgement; Adverse Actions, Following Complaints of Discrimination, Included Failure to Investigate OEO Complaints
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In Pitter–Green v NYU Langone Medical Center, No. 1385, 155386/21, 2023-00123, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 00283, 2024 WL 234902 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Jan. 23, 2024), the court affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Defendant…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Dismissal Affirmed; “One Offensive Remark” Held Insufficient
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In Cooper v. County of York, Civil No. 21-CV-01440, 2024 WL 183013 (M.D.Pa. Jan. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of age-based hostile work environment asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Finally, York’s motion requests summary judgment on Cooper’s claims…

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In Sanchez v. Hersha Hospitality Trust, No. 155483/2022, 2024 WL 129992 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently asserted a claim of discrimination based on criminal conviction history under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff has sufficiently pled a prima…

Read More NYCHRL Discrimination Claim, Based on Conviction Record, Survives Dismissal
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In Swanson v. Lilly USA, LLC, Case No. 1:23-cv-00831-TWP-TAB (S.D. Ind. Jan. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: The ADEA makes it unlawful “for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Pled; Allegations Include Replacement by Substantially Younger Person
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In Foxworth v. Denis McDonough, 2024 WL 111761 (D.D.C. Jan. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex discrimination and retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Court cannot conclude at this point that Foxworth has established a…

Read More Potential Need For Additional Discovery, Including Supervisor’s Testimony, Warrants Denial of Summary Judgment on Title VII Sex Discrimination & Retaliation Claims
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