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May 11, 2016 by mjpospis

Upstate Corrections Officer Survives Summary Judgment on Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim

In Imperato v. Otsego Cty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, No. 13-cv-1594, 2016 WL 1466545 (N.D.N.Y. Apr. 14, 2016), the court held that plaintiff submitted sufficient evidence to overcome summary judgment on her sex-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Here, while the evidence before the Court is lacking in specifics regarding instances of discriminatory conduct directed toward…

Court Applies “Stray Remark” Doctrine to Dismiss Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Shop Rite

In McCaskill v. Shoprite Supermarket (NDNY 1/30/15), the Northern District of New York granted defendant’s motion for summary judgmetn dismissing plaintiff’s race discrimination claim. Stray Remarks As part of his opposition to defendant’s motion, plaintiff contended “that his termination was motivated by racial discrimination because, inter alia, he overheard a derogatory racist remark directed towards…