In Almasri v. City of New York – N.Y.C. Dept. of Educ., No. 155062/2021, 2023 WL 3819099 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 05, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims. From the decision: The Court now turns to the branch of DOE’s motion, pursuant to CPLR…
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Read More NYC Teacher’s Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently AllegedIn Ames v. New York City Dept. of Educ., No. 151743/2021, 2022 WL 705673 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 09, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s employment discrimination complaint under CPLR 3211(a)(5), since it was barred by a release plaintiff entered into. From the decision: This action is barred by the releases…
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