In Anandaraja v. Icahn Sch. of Med. at Mount Sinai, No. 159045/22, 2025 WL 3028707 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept. Oct. 30, 2025), the court ruled on a motion for a protective order under CPLR 3103(a) – specifically as to whether particular questions could be asked during depositions. From the decision: Supreme Court should have…
Read More Court Precludes Deposition Questions as to Dismissed Discrimination ClaimsIn Sadel v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., No. 153732/2020, 2025 WL 2932697 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 09, 2025), an employment discrimination case, the court granted the defendant’s motion to sever plaintiffs’ claims pursuant to New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 603. From the decision: This is an employment discrimination action in which both plaintiffs assert…
Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Severed; Plaintiffs Will Have Separate TrialsIn Alwakzeh v. NYC School Support Services Inc., No. 161852/2023, 2025 WL 2962243 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 17, 2025), the court ruled on plaintiff’s claim for damages following an inquest on plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination (based on religion and national origin) under the New York City Human Rights Law. As to plaintiff’s claim for…
Read More Court Awards $75,000 in Emotional Distress Damages on Employment Discrimination ClaimsIn Cain v. United Mortgage Corp. and Emmanuel Catechis, 21-cv-3325 (BMC), 2025 WL 2932758 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the…
Read More Racially Hostile Work Environment, Based on “N—-r” Nickname, Survives Summary JudgmentIn Singh v. Accutime Watch Corp., 24-CV-8007 (JPO), 2025 WL 2916135 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint asserting a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…
Read More National Origin, Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on “Disproportionate Workload”, DismissedIn D’Agostino v. Detar, No. 952267/2023, 2025 WL 2896133 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 09, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: As it relates to Juilliard, Plaintiff’s claims against Juilliard pursuant to NYSHRL are…
Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Against Julliard Survive DismissalIn Mehta, Anisha v. DLA Piper LLP, 23 Civ. 4757 (AT), 2025 WL 2771659 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of pregnancy discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City…
Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against DLA PiplerIn Carey v. NYS Department of Health, 2025 WL 2732918 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This decision illustrates the difference between the relatively restrictive federal law, on the…
Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Under New York State and City Human Rights LawsIn Delgado v. Donald Trump for President, Inc., Sean Spicer, Reince Priebus, Stephen Bannon, 19 Civ. 11764 (AT), 2025 WL 2636259 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s pregnancy discrimination claims asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the New York City…
Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Against Trump Campaign Survive Summary JudgmentIn Frantz v. XL Diamonds LLC, No. 151672/2022, 2025 WL 1994469, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 32697(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 16, 2025), the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Both Executive Law §…
Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Brief Illness Was Not a “Disability” Under NYS or NYC Human Rights Laws