NYS Human Rights Law

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In Wu v. Wunderkind Corp., No. 155165/2023, 2024 WL 4307855 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 26, 2024), the court, 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: The branch of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims under…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Termination Occurred Day After HR Contact
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment under NYSHRL…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Derogatory References to Fried Chicken
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This decision is instructive because it underscores that there is no…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under the New York State & City Human Rights Laws
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In Cruz v. Local 32BJ and Harvard Maintenance, Inc., 22 Civ. 3068 (PGG) (SDA), 2024 WL 4357036 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation under Remove term: 42 USC § 1981, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. From…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Based on 9-Day Gap Between Protected Activity and Adverse Action, Plausibly Alleged
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In Lee v. Riverbay Corporation, No. 22-CV-7504-LTS, 2024 WL 4312166 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted 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. As…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Asian Jokes, Survive Dismissal
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In Maria Isabel Alvarado Navarro et al v. Building Service, Inc. et al, 23-CV-7343 (ARR) (MMH), 2024 WL 4225747 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 18, 2024), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims. After concluding that it was unable to draw an inference of discrimination – as to plaintiff’s claims that defendant Lupe…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on National Origin & Immigration Status, Dismissed
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In Schneidermesser v. NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 21 Civ. 7179 (DEH), 2024 WL 4135701 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and New York State Human Rights Law. After summarizing the black-letter law,…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Reference to Plaintiff as “Grandma” and “Old Lady”
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In Nahar v. ADR Ventures WPR LLC, 23-CV-3835 (VSB), 2024 WL 4042433 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged religious-based discrimination 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. As to Title…

Read More Hijab-Based Comments Among Allegations Sufficient to State Religion-Based Discrimination Claims
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In De Longchamp v. Equinox Holdings Co., Inc., No. 153431/2021 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 04, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation against defendant Equinox under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff has, however, met his de minimis…

Read More Retaliation Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Equinox
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In Longchamp v. Equinox Holdings Co., Inc., No. 153431/2021, 2024 WL 4041714 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 04, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of gender and sexual orientation-based hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law. This case is a good…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Under NYC Human Rights Law Survives Summary Judgment
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