2026

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Every year on June 19th, as New York City slows down just a bit to observe Juneteenth, I find myself looking out my office window and thinking about a painful historical truth. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865—the day Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. What makes this…

Read More Delayed Justice, Subtle Discrimination: Why Juneteenth Hits Differently for an NYC Employment Lawyer
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In Manculich v. Five Riverside Towers Owners, Inc., 88 Misc. 3d 1264(A), 254 N.Y.S.3d 921 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2026), the court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint alleging housing discrimination in the form of denying her application for tenancy in their building, based upon a disability that requires her use of a dog as an emotional support animal.…

Read More Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Claims, Arising From Alleged Denial Due to Emotional Support Dog, Dismissed
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In Cato v. Mission Rock Residential, LLC, No. CV ELH-25-3703, 2026 WL 1745726 (D. Md. June 17, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to state a claim of hostile work environment on the basis of her sexual orientation, gender identity, or transgender status under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Increased Monitoring, “Ghetto” Comment Insufficient
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In Burnett v. Ashley Furniture Indus., No. 3:24-CV293-MPM-JMV, 2026 WL 1534469 (N.D. Miss. June 1, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here, the alleged harassment in this case involved an incident in which the person responsible for…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Case Survives Summary Judgment; Alleged Conduct Entailed Touching of Buttocks; Court Declines to Adopt a “One Free Grope” Rule
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In a recent decision involving a claim of race discrimination in employment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Bravo v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 25-10982, 2026 WL 1531713 (5th Cir. June 1, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that, notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s recent decision…

Read More Fifth Circuit Finds That SCOTUS’ Ames Decision Did Not Alter Rule Requiring Evidence of a Similarly-Situated Comparator in Title VII Race Discrimination Case
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In Rains v. Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, No. 3:25-CV-717-CAB-MMP, 2026 WL 1653487 (S.D. Cal. June 8, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To state a hostile work…

Read More Navy Employee Sufficiently Alleges Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Under Title VII, Court Finds
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In Nunez-Unda v. Adrien, No. 650971/2022, 2026 WL 1697697, at *9 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 04, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The NYSHRL prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee because…

Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Termination Following Complaints About Treatment of Foreign-Born, Visa-Dependent Employees, Survive Dismissal
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In Brooks v. Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., et al, No. 25-1830-CV, 2026 WL 1660493 (2d Cir. June 9, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a lower court decision, and held that plaintiff plausibly alleged race discrimination in the form of termination and failure to promote under Title VII of…

Read More Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Race-Based Discrimination Claims
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In Wheeler v. Anne Arundel County, Maryland et al, No. CV JKB-25-3558, 2026 WL 1679123 (D. Md. June 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To state a Title VII hostile work…

Read More Office’s Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Racial Slur by Inmate, Survives Dismissal
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In Kay v. Banchik, No. 2025–04416, 2026 WL 1655952 (N.Y. App. Div. June 9, 2026), the court modified a lower court order to deny defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s employment discrimination complaint (for actions after a specified date) alleging discrimination under New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The court properly…

Read More Age, Gender Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Termination Shortly Followed Implementation of Policy Favoring Younger Partners
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