Lawsuit Alleges Unlawful Termination by Jewish Congregation for Having...
In a recent lawsuit captioned Schultz v. Congregation Shearith Israel of the City of New York et al (SDNY, 15-cv-07473, filed 9/22/15), plaintiff alleges that her employer, described in the complaint...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Lawsuit Against David Bouley
In a recent lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court, captioned Germain v. David Bouley LLC et al (Index No. 160184/2015, filed 10/2/15), plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to a hostile work...
View ArticleComplaint About “You’re So Street” Comment Was Not “Protected Activity”;...
In Sosa v. Local Staff LLC (14-3704-cv), a Summary Order issued by the Second Circuit on Oct. 9, 2015, the court discussed what constitutes “protected activity” for purposes of asserting a retaliation...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Plaintiff’s Constructive Discharge and Retaliation Claims...
In a case decided today, Teran v. JetBlue Airways Corp., 2015 NY Slip Op 07546, 2015 WL 5971959 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Oct. 15, 2015), the Appellate Division, First Department reversed the lower court’s...
View ArticleIndividual Liability For Sexual Harassment Requires Participation, Court Holds
In New York, particularly New York City, employees are protected against discrimination (including sexual harassment and retaliation) by various laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...
View ArticleComplaining of Harassment Only to Harasser Provides Employer With Defense to...
In Rubin v. Abbott Labs., No. 13 CIV. 8667 CM, 2015 WL 5679644 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 23, 2015), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under...
View ArticleCourt Dismisses Sexual Harassment Lawsuit, Citing NYC Human Rights Law’s...
The New York City Human Rights Law is a broad statute that can be of enormous benefit to a plaintiff alleging, for example, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. That is, of...
View ArticlePregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against Danny Meyer Restaurant Maialino
In a recent lawsuit filed in Bronx Supreme Court, captioned Guzman et al v. Food 2 Lex LLC d/b/a Maialino Restaurant (Index # 25827/2015E), two workers at Danny Meyer’s Gramercy Park restaurant...
View ArticleHitler/Nazi “Training Video” Supports Hostile Work Environment Claims Under...
File this one under “What were they thinking?!?”. When the facts of an employment discrimination case include the terms “Hitler video” and “mandatory conference”, it isn’t difficult to predict how the...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Etc. Claims Against Mixmaster Survive Motion to Dismiss...
In Self v. Mixmaster, LLC, 2015 NY Slip Op 31938(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Kings Cty. Oct. 19, 2015), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s NYC Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) (sexual...
View ArticlePlaintiff Fired for Sleeping on the Job Survives Summary Judgment on NYC...
Singh v. Covenant Aviation Sec., LLC, 131 A.D.3d 1158, 1159-60, 16 N.Y.S.3d 611 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. 2015) illustrates the difference between the New York State Human Rights Law, on the one hand,...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Best Buy
In a lawsuit captioned Batista v. Best Buy Stores, NY Sup Ct Index 151565-2016 (filed 2/25/16), plaintiff – a member of Best Buy’s “Geek Squad” – alleges that she was subjected to discrimination based...
View ArticleCourt Dismisses Attorney’s Disability Discrimination Claims
The Southern District of New York’s recent decision in Eisner v. City of New York, 15-cv-1888, provides a good overview of how courts analyze discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities...
View ArticleRetaliatory Firing Claim Survives Dismissal in Light of Evidence that...
In Lott v. Coreone Techs., LLC, No. 14-CV-5848 (CM), 2016 WL 462486 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 2, 2016), plaintiff asserted age discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation claims against his former...
View ArticleRace/Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment,...
In a recent complaint, captioned Johnson v. J. Walter Thompson U.S.A., LLC et al, SDNY 16-cv-01805 filed March 10, 2016, plaintiff asserts various employment-related claims – including gender...
View ArticleDiscrimination Claims Under Comparatively Broad NYC Human Rights Law Were Not...
In Llanos v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 132 A.D.3d 823, 824, 18 N.Y.S.3d 666, 667 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. 2015), the Second Dept. reversed a state court decision dismissing plaintiff’s claims under section...
View ArticleSexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, and Wage Lawsuit Against...
In a recently-filed class action complaint, captioned Suchowieski et al v. Verboten (EDNY 16-cv-01295 filed 3/15/16), plaintiffs allege that Brooklyn nightclub and their owners – Jen Schiffer and her...
View ArticleProfessor Files Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Against Columbia...
In a lawsuit recently filed in Manhattan federal court (Ravina v. Columbia University, 16-cv-02137), the plaintiff – an Assistant Professor of Finance at Columbia University – alleges (among other...
View ArticleNYC Human Rights Law Discrimination Claim, Based on Alleged Different...
In Day v. City of New York, No. 15CV04399, 2016 WL 1171584 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2016), the court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation as to plaintiff’s discrimination and...
View ArticleDisparaging Remarks About Native Americans Alleged in Manhattan Employment...
In a lawsuit captioned Tomahawk v. 207-215 W 98th St. Condominium et al (NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. 152509/2016, filed March 23, 2016), the plaintiff – a disabled Native American and Hispanic porter at a...
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