Judge: Dale E. Ho

June 24, 2024 by mjpospis

Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal Against Starbucks

In M.H. v. Starbucks Coffee Company, 2024 WL 3089931 (S.D.N.Y. June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. In sum, plaintiff, a Starbucks barista, alleged that she was raped by Justin Mariani, a shift supervisor.…

Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Single Comment Insufficient

In Nofal v. IMCMV Times Square LLC et al, 22 Civ. 3104 (DEH), 2024 WL 1138928 (S.D.N.Y. March 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s religion-based hostile work environment claim. Plaintiff, who is Muslim, predicated his religious-discrimination claim on a single comment, namely, telling plaintiff that if he…