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In Harris v City of New York, No. 156195/2024, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 25067, 2025 WL 866041 (Sup Ct, Mar. 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of weight discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. In sum, plaintiff – after taking and passing a civil service…

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In Walls v. City of New York, No. 156492/2024, 2025 WL 697108 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 04, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim on statute of limitations grounds. In doing so, the court applied the “continuing violation doctrine”: Defendants argue that Plaintiff’s claims…

Read More Applying “Continuing Violation Doctrine”, Court Rejects Statute of Limitations Challenge to Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Cronemeyer v. The City of New York, No. 151551/2023, 2025 WL 574314 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Feb. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of religious discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The State and City Human Rights…

Read More Vaccine-Related Constructive Discharge Claim Dismissed
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In Torres v. City of New York, No. 161278/2023, 2025 WL 248895 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff’s allegations of hostile work environment–including discriminatory remarks,…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Alleged Discriminatory Remarks, Threats of Termination, and Denial of Benefits, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Ellis v. The City of New York, No. 157791/2023, 2024 WL 4894431 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 25, 2024), the court, applying the “election of remedies” doctrine under the New York State Human Rights Law, dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for employment discrimination. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff initiated an action with the NYSDHR…

Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed Under the “Election of Remedies” Doctrine
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In Fernsmith v. City of New York, No. 158467/2023, 2024 WL 4604773 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 29, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Under the CHRL, a hostile work environment…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment under NYSHRL…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Derogatory References to Fried Chicken
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This decision is instructive because it underscores that there is no…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under the New York State & City Human Rights Laws
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In Veras v. City of New York, No. 159560/2023, 2024 WL 3522161 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 23, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. In sum, plaintiff – an NYPD employee – alleges that after…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Include Threatening and Demeaning Comments
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In Schussler v. The Dept. of Educ. of the City of New York, No. 154316/2017, 2024 WL 3203264 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 27, 2024) denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of religion-based discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. Initially, the court determined that defendants made a…

Read More Religion-Based (Jewish) Discrimination Claim Against NYC Dept. of Education Survives Summary Judgment
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