NYC Human Rights Law Geographic Applicability

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In D’Anzieri v. Harrison Global LLC et al, 21-CV-8506 (VEC), 2022 WL 17404254 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2022), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination and retaliation claims, asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, on the basis of those statutes’ geographic reach. From the decision: The NYCHRL and NYSHRL…

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In Minor v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., No. 152483/2022, 2022 WL 4552071 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 29, 2022), the court dismissed – for lack of subject matter jurisdiction – plaintiff’s claims of sexual orientation and gender discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. The court explained: Even accepting the…

Read More NYC Human Rights Law Sexual Orientation, Gender Discrimination Claims Dismissed; “Tangential Connections” to NYC Insufficient to Confer Subject Matter Jurisdiction
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In Mwangi v. Passbase, Inc. et al, 21-cv-6728, 2022 WL 2133734 (S.D.N.Y. June 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. At all relevant times, plaintiff worked remotely from Berlin, Germany, and was not in the U.S. when the alleged discrimination took place. As to plaintiff’s § 1981…

Read More Germany-Based Plaintiff’s Discrimination Claims Dismissed on Geographic Grounds
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In Shiber v. Centerview Partners LLC, 21 Civ. 3649, 2022 WL 1173433 (S.D.N.Y. April 20, 2022), the court dismissed plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and New York City Human Rights Laws. This decision is instructive as to how courts apply those statutes’ geographic (“impact”) test in the increasingly-prevalent factual context…

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In Jarusauskaite v. Almod Diamonds, Ltd., et al., 2020-04756, 2021 WL 4734048 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. Oct. 12, 2021), the court held that plaintiff’s claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws because of an insufficient connection to New York. From the decision: Supreme Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the Human Rights…

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In Hay v. New York Media LLC, 20-CV-6135, 2021 WL 2741653 (S.D.N.Y. July 1, 2021), the court discussed and applied the geographic limitations of the New York City Human Rights Law. The plaintiff in this case is Bruce Hay, a professor at Harvard Law School. He brought this lawsuit against the author (Kera Bolonik) and…

Read More MA Professor’s NYC Human Rights Law Sexual Harassment Claim Lacked Geographic Connection to NYC; Leave to Amend Complaint Denied as Futile
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In Kraiem v. Jonestrading Institutional Services LLC, No. 19-5160, 2021 WL 2134818 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2021), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend her First Amended Complaint to include an “aiding and abetting” theory of liability against one individual defendant (Mazzullo). From the decision: Plaintiff sufficiently alleges that Mazzullo aided and…

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In Pakniat v. Moor, 2021 NY Slip Op 01856 (App. Div. 1st Dept. march 25, 2021), the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, on the ground that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over those claims. Here, the plaintiff was…

Read More Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Claims Dismissed; Court Lacked Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over NY State and City Human Rights Law Claims Asserted by Montreal-Based Plaintiff
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In Bush v. Alliant Content, LLC, No. 151495/2020, 2021 WL 1204987 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 29, 2021), the court dismissed, with prejudice, plaintiff’s claim of employment discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). While that statute is comparatively broader than its federal and state counterparts, it will not apply…

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In Ware v. L-3 Vertex Aerospace, LLC, 2020 WL 6494823 (2d Cir. Nov. 5, 2020) (Summary Order), the court, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws on geographic grounds. From the Order: Ware was a resident of Jacksonville, Florida during his…

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