In a lawsuit filed on May 6, 2015 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York and captioned Hayblum v. Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. et al, plaintiff alleges that his former employer – the company known for its “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” advertisements – subjected him to employment…
Read More Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against the “I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up” CompanyIn Cooney v. City of New York Dept. of Sanitation, 2015 NY Slip Op 03465 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Apr. 28, 2015), the Appellate Division, First Department reversed a lower court decision to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-hire disability discrimination claims for failure to state causes of action under the New York State and New York City Human…
Read More Psoriasis-Suffering Plaintiff Suffiiently Pleads Disability DiscriminationIn Daniel v. AutoZone, Inc. (NDNY May 6, 2015), the Northern District of New York denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims against the individual defendants under 42 USC 1981 and the New York State Human Rights Law. Here is the applicable law: [A]n individual defendant may be liable under section 1981.…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Under 42 USC 1981 and State Human Rights Law ContinueIn Gewirtz v. New York City Dept. of Educ., 2015 NY Slip Op 50713(U) (NY Sup. Qns. Cty. May 4, 2015), the court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination (failure to accommodate) and retaliation claims under the New York State Human Rights Law (SHRL) and New York City Human Rights Law (CHRL).…
Read More Teacher’s Disability Discrimination (Failure to Accommodate) and Retaliation Claims ContinueIn 2010, plaintiff Geralyn Ganci alleged, in a federal court complaint against U.S. Limousine Service Ltd. and Raymond Townsend, that she was subjected to hostile work environment and quid pro quo sexual harassment (including in person and by phone calls/text messages) by her boss Raymond Townsend and fired for rejecting his advances. Among the “vile and…
Read More $700,000+ Award in Limousine Company Sexual Harassment CaseIn a lawsuit filed April 2, 2015 and captioned Lombardi v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc. et al., 15-cv-02516, plaintiff Lombardi asserts various claims against defendant CBS, including gender discrimination, retaliation, constructive discharge, aiding and abetting discrimination, and hostile work environment. Among other allegations, plaintiff (who is male) alleges that at CBS’ December 2013 holiday party, a…
Read More Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against CBSEmployment discrimination and hostile work environment claims are often difficult to prove, and frequently fail at the summary judgment stage. That is, there are many decisions in which a judge rules that there simply isn’t enough evidence to get to a jury on these issues. In that instance, the court is not taking on the…
Read More Plaintiff Gets to Jury on Race Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment Claims Against ContractorIn Vangas v. Montefiore Medical Center, 11-cv-6722 (SDNY 4/3/15), the Southern District of New York (among other rulings) upheld a jury verdict that the defendant failed to accommodate the plaintiff’s disability (cancer) in violation of the New York State Human Rights Law. In this disability discrimination case, defendant terminated plaintiff from her position as an analyst…
Read More Court Upholds Jury Verdict That Failure to Allow Work From Home Amounted to Denial of Reasonable Accommodation for DisabilityHere is the lawsuit, captioned Bari Zahn v. Kaye Scholer LLP (NYS Sup. Ct. Index No. 152625/2015, March 17, 2015), filed by an attorney against her former employer. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, discrimination based on gender and perceived sexual orientation, as well as retaliation.
Read More Gender/Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit Against Law Firm Kaye ScholerIn a lawsuit filed against Deutsche Bank, [B.E] v. Deutsche Bank (SDNY 15-cv-01398) (amended complaint), plaintiff alleges (inter alia) that he was subjected to retaliation after complaining about sexual harassment by a gay male co-worker. Below is the complaint:
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