NYC Human Rights Law

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In Friederick v. Passfeed, Inc., Attila Sary et al, 21-cv-2066, 2022 WL 992798 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged “hostile work environment” sexual harassment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Contentions Included Inappropriate Sexual Comments
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In Friederick v. Passfeed, Inc., Attila Sary et al, 21-cv-2066, 2022 WL 992798 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged quid pro quo sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. In…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Based on Rejection of Supervisor’s Alleged Sexual Advances
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In Campo v. City of New York et al, 2022 WL 970730 (E.D.N.Y. March 31, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to several claims, including plaintiff’s “supervisory liability” claim against several individual defendants in connection with her sexual harassment claim. This decision is instructive as to how courts assess…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Hostile Work Environment) Claim Proceeds Against Individual Defendant on “Aiding and Abetting” / “Negligent Supervision” Theory
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In Brito et al v. Marina’s Bakery Corp. et al, 19-CV-00828, 2022 WL 875099 (E.D.N.Y. March 24, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment on his hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. After summarizing the black-letter law as to those claims,…

Read More Plaintiff Entitled to Default Judgment on Hostile Work Environment Claims; Allegations Included Mocking of Visual and Hearing Impairments
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In Tillman v. NYC Human Resources Administration, 2022 WL 874947 (S.D.N.Y. March 24, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. After assuming (without explicitly deciding) that hostile work environment claims are cognizable under the…

Read More Title VII, ADA Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; “Scattered” Allegations of Events Over Four Years Insufficient
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In Montiel v. Degeorgio, No. 155126/2019, 2022 WL 783951 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss employment discrimination claims asserted by plaintiff under the New York City and State Human Rights Laws. Among other things, plaintiff – a 38 year-old Hispanic male employed as…

Read More Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Boat Basin Café
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In Kao v. Onyx Renewable Partners L.P., No. 654411/2021, 2022 WL 705640 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 08, 2022), the court dismissed plaintiff’s gender discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The particular discrimination allegations against defendant is the one-time “Happy International Woman’s Day” wish…

Read More “Happy International Woman’s Day” Comment Insufficient to Support Sex/Gender Discrimination Claim
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In Lefort v. Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, No. 2019-08796, 505520/14, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 01294, 2022 WL 610080 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Mar. 02, 2022), the New York Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a lower court’s Order granting summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claims of pregnancy discrimination (a form of sex/gender discrimination) under the New…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Case Survives Summary Judgment; Termination, Rehire With Diminished Responsibilities Followed Maternity Leave Return
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In Bautista v. Chanel, Inc., 20 Civ. 4676, 2022 WL 374496 (SDNY Feb. 8, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race and national origin discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law. The court…

Read More Race, National Origin Discrimination Claims Against Chanel Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Derogatory Comments About Speaking Spanish
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In Scé v. City of New York, 2022 WL 598974 (2d Cir. March 1, 2022), the Second Circuit, inter alia, vacated the district court’s award of summary judgment to defendants on plaintiff’s retaliation and aiding & abetting claims asserted in his Second Amended Complaint under the New York City Human Rights Law. (The court did,…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Involving Alleged “Baseless” Sexual Harassment Investigation, Resurrected From Summary Judgment Dismissal
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