Hostile Work Environment

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In Murphy v. Citigroup Global Markets et al, No. 1182 5, 2020 WL 4005846 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., July 16, 2020), the First Department unanimously affirmed the dismissal, on res judicata grounds, of plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims. The court wrote: The discrimination claims which plaintiff seeks to assert in the first two causes of action of…

Read More Employment Discrimination Claims Properly Dismissed on Res Judicata Grounds in Light of Arbitration
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In Hernandez v. Premium Merchant Funding One, LLC et al, 2020 WL 3962108 (S.D.N.Y. July 13, 2020), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While the court found that certain “despicable if true” actions were…

Read More Sexual Harassment / Hostile Work Environment (Title VII) Claim Survives Dismissal; Some Alleged Conduct Not “Pervasive” But Alleged Touching/Grabbing Was “Severe”
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In Mauro v. New York City Department of Education et al, 2020 WL 3869206 (S.D.N.Y. July 9, 2020), the court, inter alia, adopted a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation dismissing plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted against the New York City Department of Education under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Against NYC Department of Education Dismissed; “Not a Good Fit” Comment Notwithstanding
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In DeMuth v. United States Small Business Administration, 2020 WL 3721115 (2d Cir. July 7, 2020) (Summary Order), the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal (on summary judgment) of plaintiff’s gender discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court concisely summarized the well-established legal framework for evaluating…

Read More 2d Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Title VII Gender Discrimination Claim; Pretext Not Shown
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In Sosa v. New York City Department of Education, 2020 WL 3721866 (2d Cir. July 7, 2020) (Summary Order), the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal (on summary judgment) of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. While plaintiff was able to muster some evidence of “offensive utterances,” the court – as have many others –…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissal Affirmed; “Mere Offensive Utterances” Insufficient
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In Jarusauskaite v. Almod Diamonds, Ltd., No. 154732/2019, 2020 WL 3618936 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 26, 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s gender-based hostile work environment claim against the entity defendant’s Board of Directors, based on the alleged harassment by an individual. From the decision: To sustain a hostile work environment…

Read More Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed Against Board of Directors
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In Smith v. Global Contact Holding Co., No. 156087/2019, 2020 WL 3485542 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 26, 2020), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment based on his “gender identify” under the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized the law as follows: Under…

Read More “Gender Identity”-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal Motion
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In Tirschwell v. TCW Group Inc., No. 150777/2018, 2020 WL 3104364, 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 31816(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 11, 2020), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender discrimination / sexual harassment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: [P]laintiff…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim May Proceed to Jury; Alleged Harasser’s Denial of Sexual Conduct Presented Fact Issue
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In Calvelos v. City of New York et al, 2020 WL 3414886 (S.D.N.Y. June 22, 2020), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff stated a race-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges that, during his first eight months at West Facility, Warden…

Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York
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In Sanderson v. Leg Apparel et al, 2020 WL 3100256 (SDNY June 11, 2020), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged race-based hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law.…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Leg Apparel et al
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