NYS Human Rights Law

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In Frantz v. XL Diamonds LLC, No. 151672/2022, 2025 WL 1994469, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 32697(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 16, 2025), the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Both Executive Law §…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Brief Illness Was Not a “Disability” Under NYS or NYC Human Rights Laws
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In Clarke v. SOC, LLC, No. 527239/24, 2025 WL 2614623 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County Sep. 09, 2025), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Law, since the alleged conduct did not occur in New York. From the decision: Both the NYSHRL and NYCHRL make it…

Read More NYS and NYC Human Rights Law Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Geographic Requirement Not Satisfied
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In Cuellar v. Christie’s Inc., No. 155077/2023, 2025 WL 2429617 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized, and applied, the law as follows: A cause of action…

Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed; In Context, “Lazy” Was Neutral & Not Used in a Racially-Derogatory Way
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New York is a city of ambition, hustle, and incredible opportunity. But for some, the daily grind is made unbearable by a different kind of challenge: workplace bullying. While it’s a pervasive issue across the country, New York’s unique legal landscape offers both hurdles and pathways for those who are targeted. So, what exactly is…

Read More Workplace Bullying in New York
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In Colin S.K. Correa v. U.S. General Services Administration et al, 2025 WL 2532727 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 2, 2025), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s non-federal law discrimination claims. From the decision: Plaintiff cannot bring state law claims for employment discrimination under the New York City or New York State Human Rights Laws because Title VII…

Read More Court Dismisses Federal Employee’s NYS and NYC Human Rights Law Claims
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In Santana v. Shook Hardy & Bacon, 2025 WL 2521193 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 2, 2025), the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims 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.…

Read More Alleged Unprofessional Treatment Insufficient to State Claims for Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation
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In Garcia v. Westhampton Primary Care, 2:23-cv-4319 (NJC) (ST), 2025 WL 2494357 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly alleged claims of hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized, and applied, the law…

Read More Hostile Work Environment, Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Nazath v Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitative Care Center, No. 2023-06250, 615567/22, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 04796, 2025 WL 2458592 (App. Div. 2 Dept. Aug. 27, 2025), the Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of disability discrimination and retaliation in violation of…

Read More Perceived-Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Claims Survive Dismissal, 2nd Dept. Holds
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In Katz v. NYC Housing Preservation & Development et al, No. 100949/2024, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 51290(U), 2025 WL 2414472 (Sup Ct, Aug. 18, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination based on familial status under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In reaching its…

Read More “Familial Status” Discrimination Does Not Pertain to Family Size, Court Holds
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In Niemotko v. Mount St. Mary Coll., 2025 NY Slip Op 04658 (N.Y. App. Div. 2 Dept. Aug. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: A plaintiff claiming a hostile work environment animated…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Properly Dismissed, 2nd Dept. Holds
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