September 2026

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In Craggs v. Hearst Communications, Inc., No. 160584/2025, 2026 WL 2350971 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Aug. 05, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint alleging disability discrimination and retaliation. From the decision: Under the lenient notice standard applied to motions to dismiss discrimination actions at the pleading stage, Plaintiff has…

Read More Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged
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In Seaman v. City of New York, No. 152057/2023, 2026 WL 2632603 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Aug. 25, 2026), a discrimination case, the court granted plaintiff leave to amend their complaint to plead additional facts. From the decision: Plaintiff seeks leave to plead additional facts in support of the disability discrimination, hostile work environment, failure-to-accommodate, and…

Read More Court Grants Motion to Amend Complaint to Add Facts in Hostile Work Environment, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Case
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In Roberts v. AHS Hillcrest Medical Center, LLC et al, No. 26-CV-0171-CVE-JFJ, 2026 WL 264136 (N.D. Okla. Sept. 8, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim under Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision aptly illustrates the legal principle that, under certain circumstances, a retaliation claim…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim, Arising From Reporting Sexual Harassment, Survives Dismissal
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In Voss Events NYC, LLC v. Abner Properties Co., No. 650014/2026, 2026 WL 2534410 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Aug. 17, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging housing discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: The cause of action for a violation of Executive Law…

Read More NYSHRL Sexual Orientation-Based Housing Discrimination Claim Dismissed
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In Klass v. New York City Dept. of Educ., No. 510822/2020, 2026 WL 2622093 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Aug. 27, 2026), the court denied plaintiff’s motion to reargue the portion of the prior motion resulting in the dismissal of plaintiff’s claims of age and disability discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights…

Read More Age, Disability Discrimination Claims Properly Dismissed; Motion for Leave to Reargue Denied
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In Colestock v. Louis Dejoy, Postmaster Gen., United States Postal Serv., No. 25-2941, 2026 WL 2607798 (9th Cir. Sept. 3, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, affirmed the lower court’s award of summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of disparate treatment and wrongful termination on the basis of sex, hostile work environment,…

Read More 9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Title VII Sex Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, and Retaliation Claims Against USPS
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In Ayinde v. Coronet Cyber Sec., Inc., No. 162499/2025, 2026 WL 2587760 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Aug. 19, 2026) – in which plaintiff alleges discrimination in the form of “sexually explicit, insulting, and derogatory comments and conduct” due to her race, color, sexual orientation, caregiver status, sex, and gender – the court granted various defendant’s motion…

Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed by New York Court Due to Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
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In Morse v. Fortune Soc’y, Inc., No. 2025–00777, 2026 WL 2416679 (N.Y. App. Div. Aug. 19, 2026), the court afirmed the denial of defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation under the New York State and City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The NYSHRL . . . and…

Read More Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws
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In Matthews v. United Airlines, Inc. et al, No. 2:25-CV-12895 (BRM) (LDW), 2026 WL 2588401 (D.N.J. Sept. 2, 2026), the court denied defendants’ motion for reconsideration of a decision denying their motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Here, U.S. Supreme Court precedent supports this Court’s holding that Matthews’s hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment May Be Anchored by Termination; Motion for Reconsideration Denied
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In Cunningham, Elisha v. R&E Automated Sys., LLC, No. 7:24-CV-6431-TMC, 2026 WL 2575487 (D.S.C. Sept. 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to one plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981.…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Alleged Overheard N-Word Use By Co-Worker, Survives Summary Judgment
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