NYS Human Rights Law

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In Roman v. City of New York, No. 161413/2021, 2023 WL 3225419 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age and race-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges…

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In McCourt v. Fashion Institute of Technology, No. 162044/2018, 2023 WL 3175057 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 01, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim. Here, the first three elements of a discrimination claim are not disputed as plaintiff belongs to a protected class,…

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In Parker Waichman, LLP v. Mauro, No. 1215/12, 2019-13054, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 02014, 2023 WL 2994962 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Apr. 19, 2023), the court, inter alia, upheld a lower court’s finding in favor of defendant/counterclaim plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized the…

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In Williams v. Genmill LLC, No. 652706/2020, 2023 WL 2650427, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30942(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law. The plaintiff here alleged, among other things, that defendant…

Read More Absence of Employer/Employee Relationship Dooms NYS Human Rights Law Gender Discrimination Claim
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In Kaba v. Zara USA, Inc., No. 157434/2022, 2023 WL 2650422, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30930(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s public accommodation discrimination claim under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The Court is…

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In Girardi v. Ferrari Express, Inc. et al, 220-CV-4298 (VSB), 2023 WL 2744027 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2023), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of sexual harassment, and thus denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. As to plaintiff’s claim against individual defendant Fabio Ravera, defendant Ferrari Express’s general manager and chief financial officer, the court…

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In Sanderson v. Leg Apparel LLC et al, No. 1:19-cv-8423-GHW,  (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation 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. Specifically,…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Termination Following Complaints About Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Survive Summary Judgment
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In a recent case, Ilana Gamza-Machado De Souza v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., et al, 21 Civ. 5553 (LGS), 2023 WL 2691458 (S.D.N.Y. March 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s (a Jewish woman) claims of race- and religion-based discriminatory termination, in violation of Title VII…

Read More Jewish Employee’s Race/Religion-Based Discriminatory Termination Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In Biondolillo v. Livingston Correctional Facility, 2023 WL 2612508 (W.D.N.Y. March 23, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration and reinstated plaintiff’s claim of pregnancy discrimination asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. The crux of the court’s decision is its determination that plaintiff clearly alleged, in her complaint, that…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Resurrected on Reconsideration; Eleventh Amendment Defense Inapplicable
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In Summerville v. Tradeweb Markets, LLC, No. 160245/2021, 2023 WL 2613131 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 23, 2023), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s race- and gender-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and New York City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges that the…

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