NYC Human Rights Law

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In Simmons v. Baccarat Inc., No. 651516/2023, 2025 WL 1735659 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 23, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment and sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The Moving Defendants correctly assert…

Read More Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment Claims Dismissed; Evidence Indicated That Plaintiff Participated in “Sexually Themed” Text Messages
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In Winfrey v. The City of New York, No. 160719/2024, 2025 WL 1446806 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To plead a prima facie case…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Alleged Alcohol Consumption on Duty, Rather Than Race, Was Basis For Termination
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In Kay v. Banchik, No. 654454/2023, 2025 WL 1707867 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to state age and gender discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s remaining allegations for failure…

Read More Age, Sex Discrimination Claims, Asserted Under the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws, Dismissed
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In Kapllanaj v. Healthfirst PHSP, Inc., No. 152720/2021, 2025 WL 1707852 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The branch of the motion for summary…

Read More Retaliation Claims Against Healthfirst Survive Summary Judgment
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In Kapllanaj v. Healthfirst PHSP, Inc., No. 152720/2021, 2025 WL 1707852 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the facts…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Against Healthfirst Survive Summary Judgment
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In Samuel v. Institute for Community Living, Inc., No. 150885/2024, 2025 WL 1180332 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 22, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s employment discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims. The court summarized the facts as follows: Plaintiff alleges she always performed her work satisfactorily…

Read More Age Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include “Old Bitch”, “Fat Loser”, and “Piece of Crap” Comments
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In Owens v. PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLC, 1:24-cv-5517-GHW, 2025 WL 1677001 (S.D.N.Y. June 12, 2025), the court clarified the standard for “sexual harassment” claims asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. The court explained: The question, accordingly, becomes how to define the subset of discriminatory conduct that is also “sexual harassment.” As stated above, the…

Read More “Sexual Harassment” under the NYCHRL Need Not Be “Lewd or Sexual”; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied
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In Baxter v. Swiftshift Inc., 24cv6241 (DLC), 2025 WL 1677712 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of hostile work environment, under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, because of her sex and domestic violence victim status. From the decision: Baxter has also stated a…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Sex and Domestic Violence Victim Status, Survive Dismissal
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In Ahmad v. City of New York, No. 160768/2024, 2025 WL 1582159 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Ne York County June 04, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on her hostile work environment sexual harassment and religious discrimination claims. Its decision was based on the findings reached at an NYPD disciplinary…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment, Religious Discrimination Claims Established by NYPD Disciplinary Trial Findings
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In Troche v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 156731/2024, 2025 WL 1542341 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 29, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In sum, plaintiff alleged that the defendant committed discrimination by refusing to…

Read More Failure to Plead Known Disability Requiring Accommodation Dooms Discrimination Claims Against NYC Transit Authority
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