In Huntley v. City of New York, No. 151697/2023, 2024 WL 3070013 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff pleads…
Read More NYPD Lieutenant Sufficiently Alleges Gender DiscriminationIn Lopez v. Trahan, No. 155637/2020, 2024 WL 3070014 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination – based on age and race – asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision:…
Read More Age, Race Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Court Cites Derogatory Comments About Age, AccentIn Barcellos v. The City of New York, No. 157998/2018, 2024 WL 2941863 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 4, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of disparate treatment under the New York City Human Rights Law.[1]The court addressed plaintiff’s “hostile work environment” claim separately; I…
Read More NYCHRL Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Issues of Fact Existed as to Whether Plaintiff Was “Treated Less Well” Because of Her GenderIn Barcellos v. The City of New York, No. 157998/2018, 2024 WL 2941863 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 4, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgement on plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. As to the…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Allegations Include Supervisor’s Sex-Based Comments, Remarks, and/or GesturesIn Thompson v. The City of New York, No. 525109/2022, 2024 WL 2941866 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County June 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. While the court held that plaintiff did not sufficiently allege a hostile…
Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Under NYC Human Rights LawIn Williams v. Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation et al, 22-cv-8715 (AS), 2024 WL 2882122 (S.D.N.Y. June 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims 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 Retaliation Claims, Based on Termination Following Complaint of Sexual Harassment, Survive DismissalIn Williams v. Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation et al, 22-cv-8715 (AS), 2024 WL 2882122 (S.D.N.Y. June 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims, Based on Alleged Use of “Terms of Endearment”, Survive DismissalIn Anderson, Keesha v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al, 23-cv-8347, 2024 WL 2801986 (S.D.N.Y. May 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination/hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The NYCHRL does not distinguish between claims of ‘discrimination’ and…
Read More Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Amazon, Court FindsIn Alegre v. The City of New York, No. 157532/2022, 2024 WL 2747895 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff’s complaint and amended complaint interpose…
Read More Asian NYPD Officer Sufficiently Alleges Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment ClaimsIn Higgins v. Gladstone Gallery LLC, No. 150934/2022, 2024 WL 2244767 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 14, 2024), inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: In the amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that she complained to…
Read More Retaliation Claims Survive Dismissal Against Gladstone Gallery