Hostile Work Environment

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In Malkoukian v. Nest Seekers Intern., No. 152981/2023, 2025 WL 3080065 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Retaliation claims under the City and State Human Rights Laws2 are reviewed under…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Commission Deprivation Followed Informing CEO of Hostile Work Environment
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In Anandaraja v. Icahn Sch. of Med. at Mount Sinai, No. 159045/22, 2025 WL 3028707 (N.Y. App. Div. 1 Dept. Oct. 30, 2025), the court ruled on a motion for a protective order under CPLR 3103(a) – specifically as to whether particular questions could be asked during depositions. From the decision: Supreme Court should have…

Read More Court Precludes Deposition Questions as to Dismissed Discrimination Claims
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In Dale v. Cerberus Security LLC, No. 1:25-CV-917, 2025 WL 3041819 (W.D. Mich. Oct. 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ hostile work environment claims. From the decision: Plaintiffs point to the following allegations in support of their claims. Pamela “was told by management on numerous occasions that she did…

Read More “Despicable” Racist Comments Nevertheless Insufficient to State Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
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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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