Retaliation

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In Grant v. Baltimore City Police Department, Civil Action No. RDB-21-2173, 2022 WL 16746703 (D.Md. Nov. 7, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A plaintiff alleging unlawful retaliation must show that there exists a “but-for” connection between…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From Alleged Transfer Denial Following Complaint of Racial Slur, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Blanchard v. Tulane University, Civil Action No. 22-260, 2022 WL 13733195 (E.D.La. Oct. 21, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This aspect of the decision concerns Title VII’s “administrative exhaustion” requirement, which, in sum, requires an…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising Out of EEOC Charge, Survives Dismissal
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In Leroy v. Delta Air Lines, 2022 WL 12144507 (2d Cir. Oct. 21, 2022), the court, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. In sum, plaintiff alleges that, while working as a flight attendant for Delta, she was subjected to drug testing, wrongfully suspended,…

Read More Flight Attendant’s Retaliation Claim, Based on Airline’s Report of Racist Remark By Passenger, Properly Dismissed
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In Edelman v. NYU Langone Health System, 21 Civ. 502 (LGS), 2022 WL 4537972 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In reaching its decision, the court applied the well-established McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting analysis…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From Complaint About Sex Discrimination, Survives Summary Judgment Against NYU Langone Health System
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In Lent v. The City of New York, et al., No. 1642 2, 2021-04616, 2022 WL 7177790 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Oct. 13, 2022), the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s age discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims. As to plaintiff’s discrimination claims, the court explained: The court properly dismissed plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under…

Read More Age Discrimination Claims Dismissed; “Old Enough to Retire” Comment Insufficient
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In Lum v. Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 05594 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Oct. 6, 2022), the court modified a lower court order to reinstate plaintiff’s claims for national origin discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, and for sexual harassment under the New York City Human…

Read More National Origin, Sexual Harassment Claims Reinstated Against Con Edison
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In Zaja v. SUNY Upstate Medical University/Upstate Healthcare Center, 5:20-CV-337 (MAD/TWD), 2022 WL 4465498 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, Defendant has met its burden of production to…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Based on Sexual Harassment Complaint, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Thomas v. The City of New York, No. 150877/2021, 2022 WL 4552068 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 29, 2022), the court dismissed plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. Generally, in order to make out a retaliation claim, a plaintiff must sufficiently allege three elements: (1) “protected…

Read More Retaliation Claim Insufficiently Alleged; Element of Causation Lacking
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In Villalobos v. Basis Educational Group LLC, No. CV-20-00850-PHX-DJH, 2022 WL 3647832 (D.Ariz. Aug. 24, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: Title VII and § 1981…

Read More This is Nuts: Retaliation Claim, Based in Part of “Harassment” Due to Employee’s Nut Allergy, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Buck v. Thycotic Software, LLC, No. 2:20-cv-01721-BJR, 2022 WL 3975140 (W.D.Wash. Sept. 1, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, the male plaintiff (Buck) asserts that he was subject to retaliatory termination following…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Based on Supporting Co-Worker’s Complaint of Sexual Harassment, Survives Summary Judgment
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