NYC Human Rights Law

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In Simmons v. Village Plumbing & Heating NY Inc., No. 652787/2022, 2023 WL 4323562, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 32203(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 16, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged disability discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Defendants insist that…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Return to Work Day After Injury Not Dispositive
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In Pesantez v. The City of New York, No. 154734/2022, 2023 WL 4401359 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 07, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment claim (in part). From the decision: Plaintiff has not sufficiently plead all of his hostile work environment claims under the…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Royston Jeffrey, et al. v. Stephanie Collins, No. 2021-01158, 2021-03170, 527241/19, 2023 WL 4340250 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., July 05, 2023), the court reversed the lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of unlawful discrimination in housing accommodations. The following are the facts, as summarized by the court: In December 2019, the…

Read More NYC Human Rights Law Housing Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Shi v. Batgatelle International, Inc., 220-cv-8473 (ER), 023 WL 4187557 (S.D.N.Y. June 26, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race and national origin discrimination claims. While defendant alleges that it terminated plaintiff due to her performance, plaintiff alleges that she was terminated because of her race, national…

Read More Race, National Origin Discrimination Claims Against Bagatelle Survive Summary Judgment
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In Griffith v MetroPlus Health Plan Inc., No. 505258/2017, 78 Misc. 3d 1241(A), 188 N.Y.S.3d 913, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 50499(U), 2023 WL 3637957 (Sup Ct, May 16, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination. From the decision: In the instant case, Defendants put forward evidence of…

Read More Citing Nondiscriminatory Motivation of Poor Performance, Court Dismisses Race Discrimination Claims
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In Romero v. St. Vincent’s Services, Inc., 2023 WL 3477161 (2d Cir. May 16, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s claims of gender and pregnancy discrimination. From the decision, regarding plaintiff’s claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: We…

Read More Pretext Not Shown in Gender/Pregnancy Discrimination Case; Dismissal Affirmed
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In Calixte v. 14 Street Medical, P.C., No. 522952/22, 2023 WL 4083561 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County June 13, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment in violation of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The second and…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Court Cites “Slave” Reference
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In Ortiz v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., No. 161353/2018, 2023 WL 3949469 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 12, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law. In this case, plaintiff alleged that her co-worker (Larson) made inappropriate…

Read More “Sleeping With Boss” Remark Among Evidence Warranting Denial of City Law Discrimination Claim
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In Hatzimihalis v. SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. et al, 20 Civ. 8037 (JPC), 2023 WL 3764823 (S.D.N.Y. June 1, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based pay discrimination claims under the New York City Human Rights Law and the post-amendment New York State Human Rights Law claims. This decision…

Read More Sex-Based Discrimination / Pay Disparity Claims Survive in Part
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In Estep v. Brenner, No. 159639/2022, 2023 WL 3889780 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 08, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law (but not the New York State Human Rights Law). This decision, as such, illustrates the…

Read More Derogatory Remarks, Rumors Support Sufficiently-Alleged Hostile Work Environment Claim Under the New York City Human Rights Law
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