Employment Law

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In Buckner v. AT&T Inc. et al, No. 4:25-CV-01569-JMD, 2026 WL 2793530 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 17, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: To establish a prima facie case for hostile work environment, a plaintiff must show: (1) she belongs to a protected…

Read More Single “Lynch Mob” Comment Insufficient to Plausibly Allege a Race-Based Hostile Work Environment, Court Rules
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In Sierra v. Mount Sinai Health Sys., Inc., No. 152336/24, 2026 WL 2727837 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. Sept. 16, 2026), the court affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s cause of action alleging disability discrimination and failure to accommodate disability in violation of the New York State and City Human…

Read More Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate Claims Sufficiently Alleged
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In Egbueje v. Epiq EDiscovery Solutions, Inc., No. 24 CIV. 6702 (LDH) (VMS), 2026 WL 2690659 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, finding that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2022 (the “EFAA”) did not apply, since plaintiff did not plausibly allege that…

Read More Sexual Harassment Insufficiently Alleged; EFAA Did Not Apply; Arbitration Compelled
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In Bryant, Regina v. Douglas A. Collins, Sec’y of the U.S. Dep’t of Veterans Affs., No. 1:25-CV-166-PAB, 2026 WL 2718242 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 15, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment. From the decision: In the Motion, Defendant argues that Plaintiff’s hostile work environment…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Being Forced to Work With “Bully” Held Insufficient
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In Byas v. Yonkers Public Schools, No. 23-CV-8437 (KMK), 2026 WL 2689831 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff’s second cause of action is a hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Insults And Other Negative Comments Insufficient
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In Matima v. Bytedance Inc. et al, No. 25 CIV. 10213 (PAE), 2026 WL 2676497 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged sexual harassment under the New York City Human Rights Law, and therefore, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021…

Read More Sexual Harassment Plausibly Alleged Under the NYC Human Rights Law, Resulting in Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration Under the EFAA
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In Smith v. New York City Housing Authority et al, No. 25-CV-283 (NRM) (MMH), 2026 WL 2665034 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). After concluding that plaintiff sufficiently alleged “protected activity” (plaintiff’s complaint to human resources “regarding…

Read More ADA Retaliation Claim, Arising From Termination 2 Months After HR Complaint of Discrimination, Survives Dismissal
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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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