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Paul, Weiss secured a victory for Teck, a leading Canadian resource company, when a New York state court dismissed the plaintiff’s employment discrimination and whistleblower retaliation claims against Teck and its co-defendants in their entirety.

In September 2024, the plaintiff, a former consulting firm employee, brought 18 causes of action, arguing that she was discriminated against based on race and gender, and retaliated against for making whistleblower complaints. In addition to her employer, the plaintiff sued several clients, including Teck, as putative joint employers. In April 2025, the defendants filed motions to dismiss. Teck filed an individual motion to dismiss, arguing, among other things, that the plaintiff failed to timely and properly serve Teck; the court lacked personal jurisdiction; the joint employer doctrine does not provide an independent cause of action; and the statute of limitations barred the plaintiff’s state and city discrimination claims. The plaintiff moved to amend the complaint in March 2025.

The court’s decision dismissed all claims against all defendants. With respect to Teck, the court agreed that the plaintiff failed to timely serve Teck and that the state and city discrimination claims against Teck were time-barred. The court also noted that the plaintiff failed to allege that Teck had control over the discriminatory acts that purportedly occurred. The court denied the plaintiff’s motion to amend.

The Paul, Weiss team included litigation partner Liza Velazquez.