Judge: Glenn T. Suddaby

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In Rodriguez v. Excellus Bluecross Blueshield, Inc., 5:22-CV-1050 (GTS/CFH), 2024 WL 196747 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based discrimination (termination) because of her race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the New York State Human Rights Law. This decision delves into the…

Read More Race Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Court Holds
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In Payne v. Cornell University, 2021 WL 39684 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 5, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. The court explained: [E]ven if Plaintiff had properly supported her claims, the Court would find that the complained-of conduct is not sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of Plaintiff’s employment. Courts…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Denial of Time Off and a Negative Evaluation Insufficient
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In Robinson v. Medical Answering Service et al, 5:18-CV-1222, 2019 WL 5653378 (N.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2019), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s race discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the ground that that claim was (a) not asserted in plaintiff’s EEOC filing, and (b) not “reasonably related”…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim Dismissed as Not Administratively Exhausted at the EEOC; Not “Reasonably Related” to EEOC Gender Discrimination Claim
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In Matlock-Abdullah v. New York State Department of Labor, 15-cv-0294, 2017 WL 5905564 (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 29, 2017), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of, inter alia, hostile work environment. Notably, that claim failed, despite the court’s recognition that the comments plaintiff were “deplorable” and were arguably racial in nature. From the decision: Plaintiff’s argument that co-workers…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed, Despite “Deplorable”, Arguably Racial Comments
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