Judge: Eric Komitee – Pospis Law, PLLC

April 14, 2025 by mjpospis

NYSHRL Wrongful (Sex-Based) Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal

In Lyu v. Alfa Chemistry Inc. et al, 23-CV-7951 (EK)(ST), 2025 WL 1093134 (E.D.N.Y. April 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sex-based discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized, and applied, the law as follows: The elements of a disparate treatment claim…

Race Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Court Notes Evidence of Decades-Long Egregious Discrimination, Abuse, and Racist Language

In Gerald v. DCV Holdings, Inc., et al, 17-CV-6525, 2021 WL 2809915 (E.D.N.Y. July 6, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 1981, and the New York State Human Rights Law, and…