Hostile Work Environment

by

In Clark v. Sampson Regional Medical Center, Incorporated, NO. 5:22-CV-529-FL, 2023 WL 8654920 (E.D.N.C. Dec. 14, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race & sex-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After reciting the elements that a plaintiff must allege to…

Read More Alleged Harassment by CEO Sufficiently Stated Claim for Race, Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
Share This:
by

In Hanks v. City of Syracuse, 2023 WL 8889764 (2d Cir. Dec. 26, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s race discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized plaintiff’s allegations as follows:…

Read More 2d Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Black Police Officer’s Race-Based Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims
Share This:
by

In a recent case, Treadwell v. District of Columbia, Case No. 23-cv-03616 (CRC), 2023 WL 8764349 (D.D.C. Dec. 19, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly alleged a claim of age discrimination arising from alleged offensive, age-related comments. From the decision: Though not by much, Treadwell has sufficiently pled that OAG subjected her…

Read More Age-Related Comments Plausibly Support Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
Share This:
by

In a recent decision, Lorraine A. Gittens-Bridges v. City of New York, Claudette , Dina Simon, Nadene Pinnock, Audwin Pemberton, Garland Barreto, 2023 WL 8825342 (2d Cir. Dec. 21, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment on plaintiff’s age-based hostile work environment…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Properly Dismissed, Notwithstanding “Old School” Comment, Second Circuit Concludes
Share This:
by

In Price v. Valvoline, LLC, 2023 WL 8664627 (5th Cir. 2023), the court, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, the court held that defendant terminated plaintiff’s employment due to his repeated absenteeism (and thus affirmed the…

Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Dismissal Affirmed; “Boy” and “You People” Comments Deemed Insufficient in This Case
Share This:
by

In Marcus v. The City of New York, No. 152651/2022, 2023 WL 8570843 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 11, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based hostile work environment claim . From the decision: Defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs hostile work environment claim based upon her gender is…

Read More Sex and Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged by NYPD Sergeant, Court Holds
Share This:
by

In Andrade v. Cultural Care, Inc., Michael Esposito, and Danielle Esposito, 2023 WL 8622653 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination and hostile work environment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In sum, plaintiff, an au pair,…

Read More Au Pair’s Hostile Work Environment and Constructive Discharge Claims, Arising From Discovery of Hidden Camera, Survive Summary Judgment
Share This:
by

In Krul v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, 2023 WL 8449589 (N.D.N.Y. Dec. 6, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on her claim of sex-based hostile work environment. While the court determined that the plaintiff satisfied the subjective component of her claim, her claim faltered on its…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Mocking” of Voice Did Not Meet “Objectively Hostile” Standard
Share This:
by

In Roper, Kamala v. The City of New York, Frantz Souffrant, Joseph Antonio, No. 528198/2022, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 51299(U), 2023 WL 8247927 (Sup Ct, Nov. 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. After…

Read More NYPD Officer’s Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal Under the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws
Share This:
by

In Luo v. AIK Renovation Inc. et al, 23-cv-5878 (LJL), 2023 WL 8113437 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged hostile work environment claims based on his Chinese descent, and denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. After determining that plaintiff sufficiently allege disparate treatment, the court evaluated his hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Arising From Anti-Chinese and Anti-Black Slurs, Survive Dismissal
Share This: