NYC Admin. Code 8-107(13)(b)

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In Melendez v. New York City Transit Authority et al., No. 1576 4, 2021-02852, 2022 WL 1177462 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 21, 2022), the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint alleging gender discrimination and retaliation. From the decision: The record does not…

Read More Gender Discrimination, Retaliation Claims to Proceed Against NYC Transit Authority
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In Melendez v. New York City Transit Authority et al, No. 159390/2013, 2021 WL 2627513 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 24, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination / sexual harassment. This decision is instructive as to the issue of whether and to…

Read More Gender Discrimination / Sexual Harassment Properly Imputed to NYC Transit Authority Under NYC Human Rights Law, Court Holds
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In Vucinaj v. New York City Police Department et al, 2020 WL 4677597 (SDNY Aug. 12, 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: It is clear, based on Plaintiff’s testimony, that he subjectively perceived the environment at the NYPD to be hostile during his tenure. But the acts…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Against NYPD Dismissed; Anti-Albanian Comments Were “Sporadic”
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In Doe v. Bloomberg, L.P. et al, 2019 WL 4605568 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dept. Sept. 24, 2019), the First Department addressed the issue of “when an individual owner or officer of a corporate employer may be held strictly liable as an employer under the New York City Human Rights Law”, specifically, Administrative Code of…

Read More First Department Clarifies Standard for Individual Liability Under the NYCHRL
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