Hostile Work Environment

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In Rhone v. Marco A. Rubio, No. CV 24-3389 (RC), 2025 WL 3017791 (D.D.C. Oct. 28, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To plead a hostile work environment claim, the plaintiff must…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Against Marco Rubio Dismissed; Allegations Described “Ordinary Tribulations” of the Workplace
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In King v. Rae Products, No. 1:24-CV-00047, 2025 WL 2983862 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 22, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To establish a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII,…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim, Based on Exclusion From Pay Increase Following Participation in Sexual Harassment Investigation, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Holsten v. Barclays Servs. LLC, No. 3:24CV844 (RCY), 2025 WL 2696991 (E.D. Va. Sept. 22, 2025), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a sex-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and, therefore, in accordance with the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied
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In Baptiste v. The City University of New York, No. 150677/2025, 2025 WL 2556758, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 33325(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 05, 2025), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claim on the ground of collateral estoppel. From the decision: The doctrine of collateral estoppel “bars the relitigation of an issue of fact…

Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed Based on Collateral Estoppel
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In Cain v. United Mortgage Corp. and Emmanuel Catechis, 21-cv-3325 (BMC), 2025 WL 2932758 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the…

Read More Racially Hostile Work Environment, Based on “N—-r” Nickname, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Singh v. Accutime Watch Corp., 24-CV-8007 (JPO), 2025 WL 2916135 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint asserting a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More National Origin, Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on “Disproportionate Workload”, Dismissed
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In Schwengel v. Cave Enterprises Operations, LLC d/b/a Burger King of Saukville, 24-cv-558-wmc, 2025 WL 2898381 (W.D.Wis. Oct. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized, and applied, the…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Court Cites Alleged Physically Threatening Behavior and Explicit Sexual Comments
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In Cassel v. Truss Communications, Inc., 2025 WL 2882054 (N.D.Okla. Oct. 9, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. From the decision: The ADA recognizes certain mental health conditions as qualifying disabilities. See 29 C.F.R. 1630.2(h) (“mental impairment means ……

Read More ADA Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Mental Health, Obesity Not Shown to Qualify as Statutory “Disabilities”
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In Boodoo v. AMP Home Care LLC, Civil Action No. 24-1056, 2025 WL 2840801 (W.D.Pa. Oct. 7, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant maintains that Plaintiff has…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included That Alleged Harasser Stated to Plaintiff “I Want to Fuck You”
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