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In Valentia Villetti, Faiza Jibril, M.D. v. Guidepoint Global LLC, 21-2059-cv, 2022 WL 2525662 (2d Cir. July 7, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, vacated the lower court’s summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State…

Read More Retaliation Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Court Cites Temporal Proximity Between Complaints and Termination and Inconsistent Explanations For Termination
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In Park v. Kurtosys Sys., Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 04129 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dept. June 28, 2022), the court unanimously affirmed the lower court’s (Judge Kotler) order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint alleging discrimination and retaliation under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision:…

Read More Gender Discrimination Dismissal Affirmed; Court Held That Poor Performance Was a Legitimate, Nondiscriminatory, Non-Pretextual Reason for Termination
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In Del Villar v. Hyatt Hotel Corporation et al., 19-CV-10891 (JMF), 2022 WL 2316205 (S.D.N.Y. June 28, 2022), the court granted Hyatt’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New…

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In Jaiteh v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., No. 154251/2021, 2022 WL 2191385 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 17, 2022) the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s race discrimination claims, asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, against defendant Whole Foods Market Group. Here are the facts, as summarized by…

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In Pachura v. Lloyd J. Austin, III, Secretary, Department of Defense, 6:21-CV-0316 (LEK/ATB), 2022 WL 1909546 (N.D.N.Y. June 3, 2022), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized plaintiff’s allegations, in sum, as follows: Between…

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In Naramore v. Mount Sinai Health Sys. Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 03479 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept. May 31, 2022), a gender discrimination case, the court addressed an issue that frequently arises in litigation, namely, the scope of discovery to which the parties are entitled. In employment discrimination cases, a plaintiff will often attempt…

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In Chen v. Jewish Bd. of Family and Children’s Services, Inc., No. 525625/18, 2022 WL 1540178 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County May 13, 2022), the court dismissed, on summary judgment, plaintiff’s claims of gender discrimination and hostile work environment asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. As to plaintiff’s discrimination claim, the court…

Read More Sex/Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Insensitive” Comments Amounted to “Petty Slights and Trivial Inconveniences”
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In Howard et al v. Cook County Sheriff’s Office et al, No. 17 C 8146, 2022 WL 1404833 (N.D.Ill. May 4, 2022), the court held that plaintiffs – female corrections officers – presented enough evidence to overcome defendants’ motion for summary judgment on their claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment (by detainees) under Title…

Read More Jail Employees’ Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Cruse v. Bi-State Development Agency of Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, No. 4:20-cv-366-MTS, 2022 WL 1185149 (E.D.Mo. April 21, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that factual issues precluded summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment. In sum, plaintiff alleged that her supervisor (Brew) sexually harassed her, both in person and by phone, and that…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim(s) Survive Summary Judgment; Factual Issues Existed as to Whether Harassment Culminated in a “Tangible Employment Action” Etc.
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In Grant v. Baltimore Police Department, No. RDB-21-2173, 2022 WL 1321593 (D.Md. May 3, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case illustrates that not everything negative that happens to an employee in the workplace will give rise…

Read More Title VII Race- and Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Single Comments Insufficient
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