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In Jane v. Seema Bhansali et al, No. 24-CV-08853 (OEM) (PK), 2026 WL 636672 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 6, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII provides that “[i]t shall be an unlawful employment practice…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim Survives Dismissal; Termination Followed Complaint to Employer About Anti-Transgender Comment
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In Sacchi v. The Ribbon Worldwide LLC, No. 154663/2024, 2026 WL 676206 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 25, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of weight discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, as an initial matter, this court finds that the NYSHRL…

Read More Weight Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Allegations Amounted to “Speculation”
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In Neel v. New York University, No. 655743/2023, 2026 WL 623701 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 26, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To state a claim for discrimination under NYSRHL and NYCHRL a plaintiff…

Read More Religion-Based Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against New York University
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In Matter of People of the State of N.Y. v. Commons West, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op 01253 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dept. March 5, 2026), the court upheld a lower court’s determination that New York’s law prohibiting housing discrimination based on lawful source of income, N.Y. Executive Law § 296 (5)(a)(1), is unconstitutional on…

Read More New York’s “Source of Income” Housing Discrimination Law Held Facialy Unconstitutional on Fourth Amendment Grounds
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In Krcishta v. 1745 East 12th Street LLC, No. 523841-2017, 2026 WL 416309 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims for disability discrimination and failure to accommodate disability under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: An employer…

Read More Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Altidor v. Medical Knowledge Group LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op 00870 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dept. Feb. 17, 2026), the court unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discriminatory non-promotion and termination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, and reinstated those claims. From…

Read More Dismissal Reversed; Race-Based Failure to Promote and Termination Claims Sufficiently Alleged
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In Hinds v. PSEG Long Island LLC, Long Island Elec. Util. Servco LLC, Nat’l Grid Elec. Servs., LLC, Michael Abrams, & Michael Star, No. 23-CV-08701 (RER) (LGD), 2026 WL 266010 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 2, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws.…

Read More Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include Being Assigned to Work Outside on Sweltering Day
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In Chamale-Eustace v. State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook, et al. No. 2023–11413, 2026 WL 158303 (N.Y. App. Div. Jan. 21, 2026), the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a lower court’s decision, finding that plaintiff failed to state a claim for sex discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and…

Read More Gender Discrimination, Asserted Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 & the New York State Human Rights Law, Dismissed Due to Lack of “Adverse Employment Action”
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In Gahfi v. New York City Department of Education & Shenean Lindsay, No. 23-CV-1782 (BMC), 2026 WL 141907 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To survive a motion…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Arising in Part from Leave Request Denial, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Duckett-Holmes v. Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, Inc., No. 159488/2024, 2026 WL 93691 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 05, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. This decision illustrates the basic principles governing the pleading of such a claim: In order to state a claim for…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Bare Legal Conclusions” Insufficient to State a Claim
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