Hostile Work Environment

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In Lockett v. USIC Locating Services, LLC, No. 25-CV-2130-TC, 2026 WL 2184963 (D. Kan. July 29, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII “does not establish a general…

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In Isasi v. Department of Education of the City of New York et al, No. 21-CV-03298 (NCM) (JAM), 2026 WL 2150180 (E.D.N.Y. July 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiff based…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed on Summary Judgment; Allegedly Sexist Group Chat Messages Held Insufficient
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In Wurtz v. The Boeing Company, No. 4:25-CV-1609-ZMB, 2026 WL 2122941 (E.D. Mo. July 23, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under state law (the Missouri Human Rights Act). From the decision: To show harassment, Wurtz alleges that supervisors treated her poorly—for example, by accusing her of “stealing…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Accusation of “Stealing Time” and “Not Working Independently” Insufficient
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In Ouvrard v. Julien Farel, LLC, No. 161042/2020, 2026 WL 1590002 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s national origin discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges that defendants created a hostile work…

Read More National Origin (French) Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Neutral Policy Requiring English Only Was Not Discriminatory
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In Rosa v. Amalgamated Bank, No. 156572/2025, 2026 WL 2078979 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. July 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiffs pleaded that the alleged discriminatory conduct created a hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Whether Conduct Amounted to “Petty Slights” or “Trivial Inconveniences” Was Not Resolvable on a Motion to Dismiss
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In Perez v. Saltz, Mongeluzzi, & Bendesky, P.C., No. CV 25-2107, 2026 WL 2033187 (E.D. Pa. July 14, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges a hostile work environment…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Insufficiently Alleged; Dismissal Granted
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In Sebastiani v. Brooklyn Hospital Center, No. 19-CV-253 (EK)(ST), 2026 WL 2031501 (E.D.N.Y. July 14, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for reconsideration of the lower court’s decision that plaintiff presented enough evidence to survive summary judgment on their hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims, Arising From Alleged Harassment By Ex-Girlfriend, Survives Summary Judgment; Motion for Reconsideration Denied
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In Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart, Inc., No. 24-2055, 2026 WL 2015375 (10th Cir. July 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, reversed the district court’s award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the court held that plaintiff provided evidence that he…

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In Cadet v. Macy’s, Inc., No. 22-CV-7406 (VSB), 2026 WL 1998595 (S.D.N.Y. July 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race and national origin-based hostile work environment. As to the issue of whether the alleged conduct was sufficiently “severe” or “pervasive” under 42 USC § 1981…

Read More Race, National Origin Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Against Macy’s Survive Summary Judgment
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