Judge: John G. Koeltl

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In Hall v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-10385 (JGK), 2024 WL 4979288 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s “associational discrimination” claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. From the decision: The plaintiff also claims that the defendant discriminated against her based on her association…

Read More ADA Associational Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include Retraction of Job Offer Following Advocacy For Disabled Daughter
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In Hall v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-10385 (JGK), 2024 WL 4979288 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-hire claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: The plaintiff asserts that the defendant retracted her job offer and failed to hire…

Read More Legally Blind Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Failure-to-Hire Claim Under the ADA, Court Rules
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In Samuels v. City of New York et al, 22-cv-1904 (JGK), 2023 WL 5717892 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1954, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include Physical and Verbal Harassment
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In Santiago v. Acacia Network, Inc. et al, 2022 WL 6775835 (S.D.N.Y. October 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim(s) asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The plaintiff also argues that the defendants fostered a hostile work environment in violation…

Read More Hostile Work Environment & Pay Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Acacia Network, Court Rules
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In Harris v. Oscar De La Renta, LLC, 2022 WL 540659 (SDNY Feb. 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based failure-to-hire claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In this case, the plaintiff states a claim for failure to hire. The…

Read More Race-Based Failure-to-Hire Discrimination Claim Will Proceed Against Oscar De La Renta
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In Crowley v. Billboard Magazine, No. 19-cv-7571, 2021 WL 6033608 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2021), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims of sexual orientation discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. This…

Read More Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Sending Sexually-Charged Messages Was Sufficient Reason For Termination, Notwithstanding That The Conduct Was Not Specifically Forbidden
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In Pollock v. Dermot Shea & City of New York, 20-cv-6273, 2021 WL 4962736 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 26, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender discrimination claims against the defendants under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law. Initially, the court…

Read More Court: Gender Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York and Individual Defendant
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In Biehner v. City of New York et al, 19-CV-9646, 2021 WL 4924838 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of gender/pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In any event, the plaintiff has not pleaded adequately the other elements required for her…

Read More Court Dismisses Title VII Gender/Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Against the City of New York
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In Franklin v. New York City Transit Authority, 18-cv-6436, 2021 WL 4710762 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 8, 2021), the court dismissed plaintiff’s failure-to-promote claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, since that claim was not “administratively exhausted.” From the decision: The defendant in this case argues – correctly – that the plaintiff’s claims…

Read More Title VII “Failure to Promote” Claim Dismissed; Failure to Include in EEOC Charge Fatal
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In Rettino v. New York City Department of Education et al, 19-cv-5326, 2021 WL 2987113 (S.D.N.Y. July 15, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s age-based hostile work environment claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The court outlined the elements of such a claim as follows: The ADEA’s prohibition of a…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed Against NYC Dept. of Education
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