Age Discrimination

In Spivey v. Mohawk ESV, Inc., 2023 WL 3918674 (4th Cir. June 9, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). After summarizing the “black letter” law, the court applied it to the…

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In Yu et al v. Shanghai Dumpling, Inc. et al, 2023 WL 3728347 (S.D.N.Y. May 30, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment on plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. From the decision: Plaintiff’s first cause of action asserts a claim for employment discrimination…

Read More Age Discrimination (Termination) Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against Shanghai Dumpling; Default Judgment Awarded
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In Milczak v. General Motors, LLC, Case No. 21-CV-11484, 2023 WL 3129473 (E.D.Mich. April 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. From the decision: Even if plaintiff had exhausted his administrative remedies, the conduct he…

Read More “Old Fart” and Other Comments Insufficient to Create Hostile Work Environment: Court
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In Mackenzie v. New York City Dept. of Education, No. 21-CV-5711-LTS, 2023 WL 2711848 (S.D.N.Y. March 30, 2023), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision:…

Read More Teacher Plausibly Alleges Age Discrimination, Court Holds
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In Roman v. City of New York, No. 161413/2021, 2023 WL 3225419 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age and race-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges…

Read More Age- and Race-Based Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Under the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws
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In Rysak v. Ferro Corporation, Civil Action No. 22-2311, 2023 WL 3138937 (E.D.Pa. April 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Initially, there was no question that plaintiff made out a prima facie case of age discrimination; specifically, she was…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Performance Issues Not Raised Until After Termination
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In McCourt v. Fashion Institute of Technology, No. 162044/2018, 2023 WL 3175057 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 01, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim. Here, the first three elements of a discrimination claim are not disputed as plaintiff belongs to a protected class,…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Dismissed Against Fashion Institute of Technology
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In Schwartz v. Allstate Insurance Company, 2023 WL 2742059 (E.D.N.Y. March 31, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s religion and age-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: Even if the Court were to consider the entire record, Plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim consists, at best, of Ferrara’s single “old…

Read More Age/Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed, Notwithstanding “Old Jewish Guy” Comment
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In White–Barnes v New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, No. 535384, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 01561, 2023 WL 2602608 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. Mar. 23, 2023), the court modifying and reversing a lower order dismissing, on summary judgment, plaintiff’s claim of an age-based hostile work environment leading to her constructive discharge. In sum,…

Read More “Grandma” Comments Result in Age-Based Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge Claims Being Resurrected From Summary Judgment Dismissal
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In Judson v. Elliott Management Corp., No. 652185/2021, 2023 WL 1800998 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Feb. 06, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: While Plaintiff cannot state a claim for hostile…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged Against Elliott Management Corp.
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