FRCP 12(c)

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In Rios v. Max Mara USA Inc. et al, No. 23-CV-9839 (LAP), 2025 WL 66502 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c)) on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights…

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In Bethea, Diamin v. Winfield Security Corporation, 23 Civ. 922 (AT), 2023 WL 8650004 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 14, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c)) on plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Removal From Schedule Shortly After Pregnancy Accommodation Request, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Lorefice v. State of New York et al, 2022-2037-cv, 23 WL 7271838 (2d Cir. Nov. 3, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision granting defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings on plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More 2nd Circuit Rejects “Gender Stereotyping” Claim Asserted by Terminated Alleged Sexual Harasser
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In Wilson et al v. City of Greenville, Mississippi et al, No. 4:22CV64-GHD-DAS, 2023 WL 7021295 (N.D.Miss. Oct. 25, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to plaintiffs’ claims of hostile work environment based on sex and sexual orientation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Include Remarks About Sexual Orientation
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In Parms v. Morgan Truck Body, LLC, Case No. 5:22-cv-2095, 2023 WL 3763578 (N.D. Ohio June 1, 2023), the court held that plaintiff’s EEOC charge sufficiently set forth a claim of sexual harassment and, thus, that that claim was administratively exhausted. The court explained: Generally, a plaintiff cannot bring claims in a lawsuit that were…

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In Simmons v. Transforce, Inc., 2023 WL 2192239 (S.D.Miss. Feb. 23, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). From the decision: Plaintiff has not alleged sufficient facts to state a hostile work environment claim. His allegations that he was bullied and harassed and treated…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Conclusory Allegations of Bullying and Harassment Held Insufficient
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In Gamble v. Fieldston Lodge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center et al, No. 20-CV-10388-LTS, 2022 WL 1778488 (S.D.N.Y. June 1, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion, for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), on plaintiff’s claim of sexual orientation discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

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In Bonterre v. City of New York et al, 18 Civ. 745, 2021 WL 4060358 (SDNY Sept. 7, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion – under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) – to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual harassment / hostile work environment claim. The court explained: In [the Second] Circuit, courts determining whether…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on “Broomstick” Incident, Survives Dismissal
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In Lively v. WAFRA Investment Advisory Group, Inc., 2021 WL 3118943 (2d Cir. July 23, 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s award to defendant of judgment on the pleadings, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), of plaintiff’s age discrimination and retaliation claims asserted under the Age…

Read More ADEA Retaliation Claim Dismissal (Judgment on the Pleadings) Affirmed
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In Lively v. WAFRA Investment Advisory Group, Inc. et al, 2020 WL 4038350 (S.D.N.Y. July 17, 2020), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c)) on plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: The complaint…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Court Finds That Sexual Harassment Allegation Against Plaintiff Was a More Likely Cause of Termination Than “Remote” Age-Related Comment
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