Race / Color Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged

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In Adeniji v. The City of New York, No. 152761/2022, 2024 WL 4939661 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff opposes this prong of…

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In Snowden v. County of Sullivan, 22 CV 514 (VB), 2024 WL 4882700 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 25, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, including the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework applicable to…

Read More Race Discrimination Claim, Arising From Suspension, Survives Summary Judgment
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In U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Council for Advancement of Social Services and Education, 2024 WL 4479882 (W.D.La. Oct. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged a claim of race-based employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: As stated above, the…

Read More Race-Based Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Contentions Included Replacement by White Employee
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In Jackson, Robert v. American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. et al, 21-CV-5037 (JPO), 2024 WL 4766983 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 13, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After summarizing the McDonnell…

Read More Race Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against ACLU
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In Hatcher v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-3510 (NRM) (LB), 2024 WL 4333643 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a race-based hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Speech Therapy Teacher Sufficiently Alleges Race-Based Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
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In Byrd v. Becerra, Civil Action No. 22-3746 (TSC), 2024 WL 4591438 (D.D.C. Oct. 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to the “inference of discrimination” element, the court explained: Plaintiff has also pleaded an inference of discrimination…

Read More Title VII Race Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Reassignment of Work to White Colleagues
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In Holmes v. Lloyd J. Austin, III, Civil Action No. 23-2415 (LLA), 2024 WL 4345829 (D.D.C. Sept. 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Ms. Holmes alleges that Major Sinclair perpetuated a…

Read More “Monkey” Comment Gives Rise to Actionable Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
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In Simmons v. The City of New York, No. 157761/2023, 2024 WL 4467701 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 08, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race and gender discrimination. From the decision: To sufficiently allege a prima facie case of employment discrimination under State HRL and…

Read More Race, Gender Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged Against City of New York
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In Wu v. Wunderkind Corp., No. 155165/2023, 2024 WL 4307855 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race & national origin discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: That branch of defendant’s motion…

Read More Race & National Origin Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Based on Alleged Negative Comments as to Plaintiff’s Accent
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment under NYSHRL…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Derogatory References to Fried Chicken
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