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In Schmitt v. City of New York et al, 15-CV-05992, 2018 WL 5777019 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 1, 2018), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability-related hostile work environment claims. This decision teaches, among other things, that the facts underlying such claims must be evaluated as a whole, rather than piecemeal.…

Read More Disability-Related Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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From Gallagher v. AEG Mgmt. Brooklyn, LLC, No. 16-CV-4779, 2017 WL 2345658 (E.D.N.Y. May 30, 2017): Dasaro contends that Gallagher did not allege facts that the harassment he suffered was gender-based. ECF 28-1, Dasaro Memo of Law (“Dasaro MOL”), at pp. 4-8. The Court disagrees, and holds that the Complaint adequately pleads that Gallagher suffered…

Read More Male Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Gender Discrimination Under the NYC Human Rights Law
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In Magnotti v. Crossroads Healthcare Mgmt. LLC, 14-cv-6679, 2016 WL 3080801 (E.D.N.Y. May 27, 2016), the court discusses the circumstances under which an individual may be held liable under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In this disability discrimination and retaliation case, plaintiff – a full-time supervising pharmacist – asserts that after…

Read More Court Discusses Individual Liability Under NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws in Disability Discrimination Case
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In Magnotti v. Crossroads Healthcare Mgmt., LLC, No. 14-CV-6679 ILG RML, 2015 WL 5173528 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2015), the court held the plaintiff, a pharmacist, plausibly alleged a claim of retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It explained: In order to state a claim for retaliation, plaintiff must allege that (1) he engaged in an…

Read More Pharmacist’s Complaint of Reduction in Hours After Surgery Supports ADA Retaliation Claim
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