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Read More Sticky: About This Blog; DisclaimerIn Pustilnik v. Battery Park City Authority et al, No. 150138/2020, 2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 21087, 2021 WL 1324212 (NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. Apr. 8, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of caregiver-status discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law.[1]The court also denied defendants’ motion to…
Read More Caregiver Status Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against Battery Park City AuthorityIn Harris v. Charlie Rose Inc., No. 154172/2018, 2021 WL 1345374 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 05, 2021) – a lawsuit in which plaintiffs assert that defendant Charlie Rose subjected them to ongoing physical and sexual harassment including sexual touching, comments, and advances – the court granted, in part, plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery. From…
Read More Discovery Compelled, in Part, in Charlie Rose Sexual Harassment CaseIn Lewkowicz v. Terence Cardinal Cook Health Care Center, No. 153100/2020, 2021 WL 1423996 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 14, 2021), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of age discrimination in violation of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Here are the factual allegations, as summarized by the court: In his…
Read More “Monkey ID” Age Discrimination Case DismissedIn Matter of JPK Imports/Oneonta, Inc. v. New York State Div. of Human Rights, 2021 NY Slip Op 02336 (App. Div. 3d Dept. April 15, 2021) – a disability discrimination case – the court upheld the New York State Division of Human Rights’ (SDHR) imposition of a civil fine of $20,000 (and held that the…
Read More Greater Civil Fine in “Serious and Deliberate” Disability Discrimination Was WarrantedIn Alvarez v. New York City Department of Education, 2021 WL 1424851 (S.D.N.Y. April 15, 2021), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged her claims of age- and gender-based employment discrimination. The court summarized the law as follows: “The Second Circuit has not created an unbending or rigid rule about what circumstances allow…
Read More Gender & Age Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Dept. of EducationIn Lyons v. New York Life Insurance Company, 2021 WL 1405602 (S.D.N.Y., 2021), an employment discrimination case, the court granted plaintiff’s motion to compel certain discovery from defendant. In sum, plaintiff – who worked as a Long-Term Care Consultant (LTCC) – asserts claims for gender and age discrimination and retaliation, as well as for unequal…
Read More Court Discusses Use of Prior Acts as Background Evidence in Employment Discrimination CasesFrom Budhai v. New York City Dept. of Correction, No. 158407/2019, 2021 WL 1391283 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 13, 2021): Budhai argues that DOC’s disciplining her for lateness was discrimination because of her caregiver status in violation of NYSHRL and NYCHRL. She alleges she was late to work because she was taking…
Read More Caregiver Status Discrimination Claim Dismissed Against NYC Dept. of CorrectionIn Cephus v. Normakamali, Inc., No. 156176/2020, 2021 WL 1345362 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 08, 2021), an employment discrimination and retaliation case, the court granted defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. From the decision: In this case, Cephus’ proposed employment discrimination and retaliation claims are subject to arbitration because the provision at issue…
Read More Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Subject to (Unsigned-by-Employer) Arbitration AgreementIn Guida v. Uber Technologies, Inc., No. 152107/2020, 2021 WL 781340, 2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 30573(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 01, 2021), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims for negligent hiring, supervision, and/or retention – based on plaintiffs’ allegation that that they were harassed and sexually assaulted by the defendant Jianmin Xu, an…
Read More Sexual Assault/Harassment Case Dismissed Against UberIn Pustilnik v. Battery Park City Authority et al, No. 150138/2020, 2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 21087, 2021 WL 1324212 (NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. Apr. 8, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law.[1]The court also denied defendants’ motion to…
Read More Disability Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal Against the Battery Park City Authority
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