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In Thomas v. City of New York, No. 159891/2022, 2024 WL 2274935 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The City next moves to dismiss Plaintiff’s second…

Read More NYPD Officer Sufficiently Alleges Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Under the NYC Human Rights Law
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In Chin v. New York City Department of Corrections and The City of New York, 23-CV-5268 (AMD) (JAM), 2024 WL 2258033 (E.D.N.Y. May 17, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law, against…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From Alleged Retaliation Less Than Two Months After EEOC Found That Complaint Had Merit, Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York
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In McDermott v. The Bd./Dept. of Educ. of the City of New York, No. 159989/2022, 2024 WL 2214288 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 16, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of age discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Even…

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In Sanders v Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., No. 158104/18, 2023-00393, 2136, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02264, 2024 WL 1774512 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 25, 2024), the court affirmed the lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendant submitted…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Properly Dismissed, Positive Performance Reviews Notwithstanding
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In Amendola v. The City of New York, No. 501349/2023, 2024 WL 2155155 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County May 13, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-accommodate disability discrimination claim. From the decision: Plaintiff has sufficiently pleaded that defendants failed to accommodate her disability under the City HRL. The Amended Complaint adequately…

Read More NYPD Officer Sufficiently Alleges Failure to Accommodate Disability Under the NYC Human Rights Law
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In Adams v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2024 WL 1787108 (2d Cir. Apr. 25, 2024) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s award of summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims of discrimination asserted under the Age discrimination in Employment Act and the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision:…

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In Dixon v. City of New York, No. 161050/2022, 2024 WL 1995142 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of race discrimination, gender discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, and religious discrimination (failure to accommodate). As to plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims, the court explained: Under…

Read More Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Sex and Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Against the City of New York, Court Holds
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In Flint v. Atlantic Networks, LLC, No. 505043/2021, 2024 WL 1840597 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County Apr. 17, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court began by summarizing the standard to apply when considering a pre-answer motion…

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In Russell v New York University, No. 37, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02226, 2024 WL 1773218 (N.Y. Apr. 25, 2024), the New York Court of Appeals held that plaintiff’s claims for discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation were barred under the doctrine of collateral estoppel. From the decision: In the federal litigation, the district court…

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In Serrano v. The City of New York, No. 2023-05750, 2095, 810438/22, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02156, 2024 WL 1723814 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 23, 2024), the Appellate Division, First Department reversed a lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human…

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