Case: Discrimination/Promotion (S.D.N.Y.)

A New York federal district court granted the Trustees of Columbia University’s motion to dismiss Title VII of the Civil Rights Act claims brought by a Black handyperson who alleged race discrimination in failure to promote, wrongful termination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, finding he failed to adequately plead his qualifications for the assistant supervisor position, didn’t provide sufficient factual support suggesting discriminatory intent, failed to allege protected activity for his retaliation claim, and didn’t allege severe or pervasive conduct connected to his race for the hostile work environment claim.

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