Hostile Work Environment

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In Yuliano v. Cent. Park West Orthodontics P.C., No. 161370/2019, 2025 WL 1168160 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 22, 2025), the court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The City HRL must be “construed liberally…

Read More Citing Alleged Instruction to “Sexualize” Plaintiff’s Appearance, Court Allows Hostile Work Environment Claim to Proceed
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In Noh v. Admarketplace, Inc., 24 Civ. 2107 (ER), 2025 WL 965882 (S.D.N.Y. March 28, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex- and race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the New York State and City…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Race and Sex, Survive Dismissal
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In Huber v. TIAA, 2025 WL 1139131 (W.D.Va. April 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleged that defendant engaged in religious discrimination by failing to accommodate her request for a…

Read More Title VII Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed
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In Fisher v. N-Stock Box, Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-15, 2025 WL 1141842 (S.D.Ohio April 16, 2025), an employment discrimination case, the court granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings as to plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims, on the ground that plaintiff did not exhaust his administrative remedies at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Due to Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
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In Rosenson v. Bloomfield, Civil Action No. 24-1365 (SLS), 2025 WL 958254 (D.D.C. March 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To prevail on a retaliatory hostile-work-environment claim, “a plaintiff must…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Repeated Criticism and Other Actions Held Insufficiently Severe or Pervasive
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In Gildyard v. Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, LLC, Case No.: 2:24-cv-702-SPC-KCD, 2025 WL 1093331 (M.D.Fla. April 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim, on the ground that plaintiff failed to “administratively exhaust” that claim at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. From the decision:…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed on “Administrative Exhaustion” Grounds
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In Johnson v. 212 Fremont Sandusky Wine & Spirit, LLC, 2025 WL 843390(N.D.Ohio March 18, 2025), the court ruled on defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as well as Ohio stae law). As to two plaintiffs,…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Alleged Harassment Was “Direct and Physical”
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In Khurana v. City of New York, No. 152921/2024, 2025 WL 1085410 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). From the decision: Under the NYCHRL, a plaintiff claiming a…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Plaintiff Claimed She Was Denied Benefits Offered to Able-Bodied Employees
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In Khurana v. City of New York, No. 152921/2024, 2025 WL 1085410 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). From the decision: To state a claim of disability discrimination under…

Read More NYCHRL Disability Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; Denial of Overtime, Promotion Was Sufficiently Disadvantageous
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In Arizzo v. Ethicon, Inc., No. 159122/2023, 2025 WL 1047066 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 03, 2025), the court denied plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint to add hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws against a proposed defendant (Ethicon US). In sum, the court held…

Read More NYS & NYC Human Rights Laws Held Inapplicable to NJ Employer of NJ Resident
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