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In Rhino v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc., No. 24-CV-3704 (RPK) (RML), 2025 WL 2773065 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim under New York Labor Law § 201-d. In sum, plaintiff sought and was granted leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). As summarized…

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In Borden v. City of New York, 23-CV-8330 (RPK) (CLP), 2025 WL 754147 (E.D.N.Y. March 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff’s non-time barred allegations do not plausibly amount to…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Alleged Sexual Innuendo, Grabbing Were Not “Severe” or “Pervasive”
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In Sylla v. New York City Department of Education et al, 18-CV-6524 (RPK) (MMH), 2023 WL 2667072 (E.D.N.Y. March 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. In this case, plaintiff alleged that a co-worker repeatedly called him “mono”, which is Spanish for monkey.…

Read More “Monkey” Comments Cited in Decision Denying Summary Judgment on Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim
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In Lee v. Engel Burman Grande Care at Jericho, LLC, et al, 20-CV-3093, 2021 WL 3725986 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 23, 2021), the court granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s sexual harassment claims, and stayed the action pending the outcome of arbitration. Specifically, the court rejected plaintiff’s arguments seeking to avoid arbitration on the grounds…

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In Bower v. Sewanhaka Central High School et al, 2020 WL 6161256 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2020) – a sexual harassment case – the court denied plaintiff’s motion to seal the case file. This opinion is instructive regarding how courts evaluate and reconcile the competing interests – the public’s right to access vs. plaintiffs’ privacy –…

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