In Adeniji v. U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau NY Regional Office, 2020 WL 882166 (S.D.N.Y. 2020), the court dismissed the claims by plaintiff – a Census Bureau employee – for employment discrimination. Initially, the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the NYS Human Rights Law, and the New York…
Read More Census Bureau Employee’s Employment Discrimination Claims DismissedIn Averbeck v. Culinary Inst. of Am., 2020 NY Slip Op 01139 (App. Div. 2d Dept. Feb. 19, 2020), the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s national origin discrimination claim against the Culinary Institute of America. Plaintiff, who was born and raised in Germany, was employed by Culinary Institute of America, from November 2004 through May…
Read More Employment Discrimination Claim Against Culinary Institute of America DismissedIn Matter of New York State Unified Ct. Sys. v. New York State Div. of Human Rights, 2020 NY Slip Op 01252 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Feb. 20, 2020), the court upheld a finding of disability discrimination on behalf of a hearing-impaired court officer. From the decision: The Commissioner’s finding of discrimination is supported by…
Read More Court Upholds Finding of Disability Discrimination of Court OfficerIn Hodge v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 11006, 11007, 159612/18, 655191/18, 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 01008, 2020 WL 716782 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Feb. 13, 2020), the Appellate Division, First Department, upheld the termination of petitioner’s employment. From the decision: The termination of petitioner Hodge’s employment based on conduct that, if proven in court,…
Read More Termination Did Not Violate Arrest/Conviction Discrimination Statutes, Court FindsFrom Wu v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 2020 WL 615626, at *10 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2020): Wu has not established his prima facie case of discrimination because he not adduced any evidence that the incidents at issue in this case were the result of disability discrimination. He has not, for instance, put forth evidence that his…
Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against MTAIn Rogoff v Long Island University, No. 510388/2019, 2020 WL 337067, 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 30147(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County Jan. 21, 2020), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged age discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Turning to plaintiff’s claims based on New York State…
Read More Age Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged by Long Island University (Brooklyn) Professor, Court HoldsIn Mitchell v. New York City, No. 161543/2018, 2020 WL 109664 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 09, 2020), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim (though it dismissed plaintiff’s race/gender discrimination and hostile work environment claims. From the decision: Although the court finds plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie…
Read More NYPD Officer’s Retaliation Claim Survives Dismissal, Court RulesIn Raji v. SG Americas Securities, LLC, No. 154174/2019, 2020 WL 94806 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 08, 2020), the court dismissed plaintiff’s sexual orientation discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Initially, plaintiff sued in federal court. The case was dismissed on October 25, 2018. Plaintiff…
Read More Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim Dismissed as Untimely, Notwithstanding CPLR 205(a)In Wright v. Liao, No. 157161/2017, 2020 WL 41671 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 03, 2020), the court discussed and addressed the issue of who is entitled to the protections of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Specifically, the court explained: In order to determine who is an employee under…
Read More Court Finds Issues of Fact as to Whether Plaintiff Was Protected by the New York State and City Human Rights LawsIn Camoia v. City of New York, 787 Fed.Appx. 55, 57 (2d Cir. Dec. 13, 2019) (Summary Order), the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s perceived-as disability claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In sum, plaintiff – a NYPD trainee – alleges that defendant…
Read More 2d Circuit Affirms Dismissal of NYPD Trainee’s “Perceived As Disabled” Discrimination Claim