Employment Discrimination

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In Wilson et al v. City of Greenville, Mississippi et al, No. 4:22CV64-GHD-DAS, 2023 WL 7021295 (N.D.Miss. Oct. 25, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to plaintiffs’ claims of retaliatory hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

Read More Title VII Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Alleged Harassment Occurred Shortly After EEOC Charge
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In Wilson et al v. City of Greenville, Mississippi et al, No. 4:22CV64-GHD-DAS, 2023 WL 7021295 (N.D.Miss. Oct. 25, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to plaintiffs’ claims of hostile work environment based on sex and sexual orientation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Include Remarks About Sexual Orientation
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In Bethea v. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, 2023 WL 6284425 (D.S.C. Sept. 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the ground that it was not “administratively exhausted” at the U.S. Equal Employment…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed as Not “Administratively Exhausted” at the EEOC
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In Stewart v. City of New York, 2023 WL 6970127 (2d Cir. Oct. 23, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among other things, this decision underscores the…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim Dismissal Affirmed; Defendant Unaware of “Protected Activity”
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In Godwin v. Young Adult Institute, Inc., No. 154663/2021, 2023 WL 7002751 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 24, 2023), the court granted plaintiff’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based failure-to-hire claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Accepting the allegations in the [complaint] as true and providing plaintiff…

Read More Failure-to-Hire Race Discrimination Claim, Based in Part on Cardi B Comment, Dismissed
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In Schlosser v. Vrhabilis, LLC, 2023 WL 6881044 (E.D.Tenn. Oct. 18, 2023), the court denied defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act o 1964. From the decision: In this case, Schlosser proffered sufficient evidence from which…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Post-Verdict Motion; Evidence Included Unequal Treatment & Verbal Abuse
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In Wilson v. Mercury Management, LLC, No. 23-2245-KHV, 2023 WL 6961987 (D.Kan. Oct. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Of note here, plaintiff, who worked as an Administrative Assistant and…

Read More Native American Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Race, National Origin Discrimination
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In Castillo v. Isakov et al, 22-cv-6888 (LJL), 2023 WL 6664552 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 12, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgement on his discrimination claims (based on sexual orientation) under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized plaintiff’s allegations, as to this claim, as follows: Castillo…

Read More Plaintiff Awarded Default Judgment on Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claim; Allegations Included Homophobic Slurs Etc.
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In Beran v. VSL North Platte Court LLC, No. 7:21CV5003, 2023 WL 6880146 (D.Neb. Oct. 18, 2023), the court, inter alia, upheld a jury verdict finding in plaintiff’s favor on her hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In finding that the evidence of a…

Read More Sexual Harassment Jury Verdict Upheld; Evidence Included Groping of Butt, Breasts
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In Walker v. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority et al, No. 160839/21, 2022-04246, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 05344, 2023 WL 6884130 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Oct. 19, 2023), the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the trial court’s Order denying defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s causes of action for discrimination and retaliation under the New York…

Read More Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Gender-Motivated Violence Act, Aiding & Abetting Claims Survive Dismissal Against Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
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