NYS Human Rights Law

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In Alshami v. City University of New York, No. 15573, 160183/19, 2021-03967, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 02053, 2022 WL 867839 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Mar. 24, 2022), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged discrimination based on national origin (Yemeni), hostile work environment, and retaliation in violation of the New York State Human Rights Law. From…

Read More National Origin (Yemeni) Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against CUNY
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In Brito et al v. Marina’s Bakery Corp. et al, 19-CV-00828, 2022 WL 875099 (E.D.N.Y. March 24, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment on his hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. After summarizing the black-letter law as to those claims,…

Read More Plaintiff Entitled to Default Judgment on Hostile Work Environment Claims; Allegations Included Mocking of Visual and Hearing Impairments
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In Tillman v. NYC Human Resources Administration, 2022 WL 874947 (S.D.N.Y. March 24, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. After assuming (without explicitly deciding) that hostile work environment claims are cognizable under the…

Read More Title VII, ADA Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; “Scattered” Allegations of Events Over Four Years Insufficient
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In Lefort v. Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, No. 2019-08796, 505520/14, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 01294, 2022 WL 610080 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Mar. 02, 2022), the New York Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a lower court’s Order granting summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claims of pregnancy discrimination (a form of sex/gender discrimination) under the New…

Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Case Survives Summary Judgment; Termination, Rehire With Diminished Responsibilities Followed Maternity Leave Return
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In Barbini v. First Niagara Bank N.A. et al, 16-cv-7887, 2022 WL 623184 (S.D.N.Y. March 3, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim that she suffered retaliation for opposing sexual harassment. From the decision: After due consideration, the Court concludes that a material dispute of fact precludes summary…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From Opposition to Sexual Harassment (Assisting With Complaint), Survives Summary Judgment
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In Diaz v. Champion Parking Corp., No. 151477/2021, 2022 WL 617009 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 02, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims for “quid pro quo” and hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Stated Against Champion Parking Corp.
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In Pappas v. Moody’s Investor Service, No. 15360, 158504/19, 2021-01012, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 01249, 2022 WL 548952 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Feb. 24, 2022), the court, inter alia, unanimously affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s discrimination and retaliation claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws (Executive Law § 296…

Read More First Department Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination & Retaliation Claims; Alleged Harasser’s Participation in Sexual Harassment Investigation Was Not “Protected Activity”
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In Mondelo v. Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP et al, 21-cv-02512, 2022 WL 524551 (SDNY Feb. 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims, arising from plaintiff’s complaints of discrimination on the basis of his Spanish Ethnicity/Ancestry/National Origin, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the New York State…

Read More Retaliation Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against Quinn, Emanuel Law Firm
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In Mondelo v. Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP et al, 21-cv-02512, 2022 WL 524551 (SDNY Feb. 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s Spanish Ethnicity/Ancestry/National Origin-based hostile work environment claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights…

Read More Spanish Ethnicity/Ancestry/National Origin Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Against Quinn, Emanuel Law Firm
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In Daniels v. American Airlines Inc., 19-cv-3110, 2022 WL 493573 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2022), the court dismissed “workplace bullying” claims asserted by plaintiff, a former flight attendant for defendant American Airlines. This decision teaches, and confirms, that while a certain type of bullying – bullying motivated by impermissible factors (i.e., “protected classes” such as sex,…

Read More Workplace Bullying, Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed by Court
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