In Matter of New York State Unified Ct. Sys. v. New York State Div. of Human Rights, 2020 NY Slip Op 01252 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Feb. 20, 2020), the court upheld a finding of disability discrimination on behalf of a hearing-impaired court officer. From the decision: The Commissioner’s finding of discrimination is supported by…
Read More Court Upholds Finding of Disability Discrimination of Court OfficerIn the employment discrimination context, one issue that typically arises is whether an employee has sustained an actionable “adverse employment action.” Not every action that might be perceived as negative or otherwise disadvantageous qualifies. A recent example of a court addressing this issue is Dedjoe v. Dr. Mark T. Esper, in his official capacity as…
Read More Retaliation Dismissal Affirmed; Being Told to “Cool Off” Not an “Adverse Employment Action”In Raucci v. Center for Disability Services, Inc., 19-cv-1002, 2020 WL 777269 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 18, 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: In the present matter, the Court finds that Plaintiff has failed to plead facts alleging that she suffered abuse rising to the level of a hostile…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed Against Center for Disability ServicesIn Woolf v. Strada, 2020 WL 573386 (2d Cir. Feb. 6, 2020), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. Specifically, the court addressed “whether Woolf’s inability to perform his particular job as a result of…
Read More Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Disability Discrimination ClaimIn Nelson v. New York City Tr. Auth., 2020 NY Slip Op 00671 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Jan. 30, 2020), the court unanimously affirmed the denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims. From the decision: Defendants New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) and Metropolitan Transit Authority Bus Company (MTA) failed…
Read More Race/Gender Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against the NYC Transit AuthorityIn Kunik v. New York City Department of Education et al, 15-CV-9512, 2020 WL 508897 (S.D.N.Y. January 31, 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims. The court explained that plaintiff’s claim faltered because she did not present sufficient evidence to establish an “adverse employment action,” which is the third step of the…
Read More Lack of “Adverse Employment Action” Dooms Teacher’s Discrimination ClaimIn Ramirez v. NYP Holdings, Inc., 18-cv-12058, 2020 WL 470011 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2020), the court held, inter alia, that plaintiff failed to state claims for race and national origin discrimination. (The court did find, however, that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment claim.) The court noted, in particular, that “although [plaintiff’s complaint] does…
Read More Notwithstanding “Deplorable” Racially-Disparaging Remarks, Court Dismisses Race and National Origin Discrimination ClaimsIn Sivio v. Village Care Max, 18-cv-2408, 2020 WL 497513 (S.D.N.Y. January 31, 2020), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim. Initially, the court found that a reasonable jury could find that defendant improperly failed to accommodate plaintiff’s disability. It next turned to plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim,…
Read More Disability Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Village Care MaxIn Reichman v. City of New York, No. 2016-03043, 8141/12, 2020 WL 465159 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Jan. 29, 2020), the court, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. Plaintiff (a self-identifying-Jewish firefighter) alleged, among other things, that a fellow firefighter made an anti-Semitic remark, and that the plaintiff was subjected to…
Read More Firefighter’s Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissal AffirmedIn Rogoff v Long Island University, No. 510388/2019, 2020 WL 337067, 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 30147(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County Jan. 21, 2020), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged age discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Turning to plaintiff’s claims based on New York State…
Read More Age Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged by Long Island University (Brooklyn) Professor, Court Holds