Employment Discrimination

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In Williams v. Masronardi Produce-USA, Inc., 2026 WL 2280615 (E.D.Mich. Aug. 7, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims for gender/sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case illustrates how courts apply the “McDonnell Douglas burden shifting framework” to discrimination claims. From…

Read More Title VII Sex/Gender Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Absence of Similarly-Situated Male Comparator Dooms Claim Under McDonnell Douglas Framework
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Across offices and workplaces everywhere, employees pour in 70-hour weeks, miss dance recitals, and skip anniversary dinners—wearing their exhaustion like a badge of honor. Why? Because leadership routinely preaches the comforting refrain: “We’re not just a company; we’re a family.” This is a major red flag. Yet the moment an employee requests parental leave, reports…

Read More Your Job is Not Your Family
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In Johnson-El v. West, No. CV-000232-26/KI, 2026 WL 2165111 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. June 23, 2026), the court, inter alia, citing the “election of remedies” doctrine, dismissed plaintiff’s complaint alleging employment discrimination. From the decision: In addition to finding that service was not proper, the court further finds that plaintiff’s within complaint was improperly filed in…

Read More Discrimination Claim Improperly Filed in Court, Absent Evidence That The NYS Division of Human Rights Dismissed Plaintiff’s Complaint
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In Rosenberg v. Boces, No. 2024–11266, 2026 WL 2249474 (N.Y. App. Div. Aug. 5, 2026), the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the lower court’s award of summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims of disability discrimination, failure to provide a reasonable accommodation, and constructive discharge in violation of the New York State Human Rights Law…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims, Arising From Denial of Remote-Work Accommodation, Properly Dismissed
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In New York City, we wear our high-pressure work environments like a badge of honor. From tech hubs in Flatiron to finance towers on Wall Street and ad agencies in SoHo, office culture is fast, loud, and competitive. But there’s a massive line between standard workplace interpersonal chaos and actionable, unlawful employment discrimination—and too many…

Read More When “Office Drama” Crosses the Discrimination Line
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In Golat v. Skwierawski, No. 25-3164, 2026 WL 2240697 (7th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the decision of a lower court granting summary judgment to defendants on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Summary Judgment Dismissal Affirmed; Comments Not Construed as Sexual Advances
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In Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, No. 25-3706, 2026 WL 2277080 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), the court, inter alia, reversed the court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiffs’ claims of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the law, the court explained why a…

Read More 6th Circuit Revives Title VII Retaliation Claim From Summary Judgment Dismissal; Jury Must Determine Whether Reduction in Force Was a Pretext for Retaliation
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In Salvetti v. Hillside Children’s Center, No. 24-CV-6586-FPG, 2026 WL 2294388 (W.D.N.Y. Aug. 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging sexual orientation discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: Hostile work environment claims under both [federal law] and the NYSHRL are governed by…

Read More NYSHRL Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Court Cites Plaintiff’s Failure to Identify Comparators
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In Bergin v. New York State Unified Ct. Sys., No. 25-721, 2026 WL 2035593 (2d Cir. July 15, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the standard for failure-to-accommodate-religion claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In the past, our Circuit assessed whether…

Read More Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for Religious Accommodation Claims Under Title VII
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