Employment Law

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In Neel v. New York University, No. 655743/2023, 2026 WL 623701 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 26, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To state a claim for discrimination under NYSRHL and NYCHRL a plaintiff…

Read More Religion-Based Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against New York University
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In Cagle v. Duro-Hilex Poly, LLC, No. 3:24-CV-154 (JCH), 2026 WL 628137 (D. Conn. Mar. 5, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ race- and color-based disparate treatment and hostile work environment under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act. (Note: I am not admitted to practice law in Connecticut;…

Read More Race/Color Based Disparate Treatment and Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Barnes-Gray v. Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC, No. 2:23-CV-325-JEM, 2026 WL 591730 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 3, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: The methods for…

Read More Retaliation Claims Dismissed; Adverse Action Did Not Occur After Reporting of Racially Offensive Comments
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In Memmer v. United Wholesale Mortgage, No. 23-CV-10921, 2026 WL 561393, at *8 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint, finding that plaintiff’s claims did not trigger the application of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of…

Read More Sexual Harassment Insufficiently Alleged; EFAA Inapplicable; Arbitration Compelled
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In Blanchard v. Kiewit Power Constructors Co., No. 1:25-CV-423, 2026 WL 587674 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision; With respect to defendant’s exhaustion of administrative remedies argument, plaintiff indeed did not assert a hostile work environment…

Read More ADA Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; PTSD Comments Were “Offensive” But Not “Extraordinarily Severe”
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In Schulman v. The Department of Education of the City of New York, No. 24 CIV. 8322 (AT), 2026 WL 573298 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 2, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s employment discrimination claim. This decision provides an instructive overview of the “adverse employment action” element of this cause of action.…

Read More Employment Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Adverse Action, Constructive Discharge Insufficiently Alleged
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In Eberra v. Walmart Associates, Inc. et al, No. 25-2307-DDC-ADM, 2026 WL 555378 (D. Kan. Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: The court thus starts by determining whether plaintiff has stated a plausible retaliatory-hostile-work-environment claim.…

Read More Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Against Walmart and Individual Defendants, Court Holds
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In Nielsen v. Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Inc. et al, No. 4:24-CV-00579, 2026 WL 554525 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Initially, the court held that plaintiff…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Quid Pro Quo, Hostile Work Environment) Claims Dismissed
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In Krcishta v. 1745 East 12th Street LLC, No. 523841-2017, 2026 WL 416309 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims for disability discrimination and failure to accommodate disability under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: An employer…

Read More Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Gates, Nicole v. New York City Human Resources Administration, No. 24-CV-5310 (NRM), 2026 WL 523115 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 25, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After determining that plaintiff sufficiently alleged that they were subjected to…

Read More Title VII Race Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Use of “Racially Charged Code Words”
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