Judge: John P. Cronan

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In Soto v. Vanguard Construction and Development Company, Inc., 23 Civ. 6044 (JPC), 2024 WL 4289106 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision illustrates the boundaries of what allegations…

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In Muniz v. The City of New York, 20 Civ. 9223 (JPC), 2023 WL 6294169 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and age. The court evaluated plaintiff’s federal claims (asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…

Read More NYPD Officer’s Race & Age Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Everett v. New York City Department of Education et al, 21 Civ. 7043 (JPC), 2023 WL 5629295 (S.D.N.Y. August 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the “black letter” law applicable to…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Department of Education, Court Holds
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In Matthew v. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts et al, No. 21 Civ. 5337 (JPC), 2022 WL 4626511 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Taking into consideration all…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Belittling of Black Employees
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In Harris v. N.Y.C. Human Resources Administration et al, 20 Civ. 2011 (JPC), 2022 WL 3100663 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 4, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged age-based hostile work environment claims (in part) asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive, in Part, Against the N.Y.C. Human Resources Administration
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In Gates v. City of New York et al, 20 Civ. 3186, 2021 WL 3774189 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 25, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Plaintiff alleged that defendants discriminated against him on the basis of his perceived disability, namely, “depression/suicidal.” After outlining the “black…

Read More Court Dismisses NYPD Officer’s “Regarded As” Disability Discrimination Claim
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In Harris v. NYC Human Resources Administration et al, 20-cv-2011, 2021 WL 3855239 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 27, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s gender- and age-based hostile work environment claims under, respectively, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. As to plaintiff’s gender-based claim, the court…

Read More Age, Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Against NYC Human Resources Administration
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In a recent decision, captioned Roenick v. Sam Flood et al, No. 20-cv-7213, 2021 WL 2355108 (SDNY June 9, 2021), the court dismissed claim of gender and sexual orientation discrimination asserted by former professional hockey player Jeremy Roenick. The court summarized the pertinent allegations as follows: The key events at issue here began when Roenick…

Read More Court Dismisses Jeremy Roenick’s Sex and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims Arising From Termination Following Co-Worker Threesome Joke
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In a recent Order, captioned Bolanos v. Tanieka Misa Hooten, 21-cv-336 (SDNY Feb. 11, 2021) – a case in which plaintiff asserts a violation of New York City’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (codified at N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 20-927 et seq) – the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted defendant’s motion…

Read More Court Dismisses “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” Case For Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
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