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

Jan. 28, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC

A New York federal district court magistrate judge recommended denying Harvard Maintenance Inc.'s motion to dismiss, while allowing a Hispanic former employee’s retaliation claims under Section 1981, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law to proceed against Harvard, finding that the employee had previously made out a prima facie case of retaliation, though the magistrate also recommended dismissing all other claims against the employer and Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ.

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