Discrimination Based on Domestic Violence Victim Status

April 14, 2024 by mjpospis

Domestic Violence Victim Status Discrimination Claim Against Equinox Survives Summary Judgment

In Argoti v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., No. 152903/2019, 2024 WL 1599371 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of discrimination based on plaintiff’s disability and domestic violence status asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From…

Hostile Work Environment Plaintiff May Refrain, For Now, From Producing Medical Discovery Relating to Emotional Distress Damages

In Argoti v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., No. 152903/2019, 2021 WL 2480058 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 17, 2021) – an employment discrimination / hostile work environment case – the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to compel information regarding plaintiff’s medical treatment, which they contend was relevant to plaintiff’s claim for emotional distress…

Title VII Discrimination Claim, Based on Status as Crime Victim, Dismissed

In Taylor v. The Children’s Village et al, 2021 WL 1581568 (SDNY April 21, 2021), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, based on her status as a crime victim. This decision illustrates Title VII’s relatively narrow scope: Plaintiff suggests throughout the amended…