Hostile Work Environment

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In Walls v. City of New York, No. 156492/2024, 2025 WL 697108 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 04, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim on statute of limitations grounds. In doing so, the court applied the “continuing violation doctrine”: Defendants argue that Plaintiff’s claims…

Read More Applying “Continuing Violation Doctrine”, Court Rejects Statute of Limitations Challenge to Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Keenan v. Bloomberg, LP, No. 155679/2024, 2025 WL 675170 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 03, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age- and sex-based discrimination and hostile work environment, and retaliation, claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Both the…

Read More News Anchor Sufficiently Alleges Age, Sex Discrimination Against Bloomberg LP, Court Holds
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In Bamba v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, 2025 WL 670188 (2d Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Bamba’s hostile…

Read More 2nd Circuit: Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Properly Dismissed
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In Bruce v. Adams and Reese, LLP, Case No. 3:24-cv-00875, 2025 WL 611071 (M.D.Tenn. Feb. 25, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to…

Read More Alleged Sexual Comments Sufficient to Make Out Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Court Holds
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In White v. Roosevelt Union Free School District Board of Education, 15-CV-1035(JS)(JMW), 2025 WL 552744 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the (Caucasian) plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law,…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Whitey”, “Asshole”, etc Comments Insufficient
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In a recent case, Glapion v. Saks Fifth Avenue, LLC, No. 24-2232, 2025 WL 506649 (E.D.La. Feb. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To state a claim for hostile work…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based in Part on Alleged Harassment by Customer, Survives Dismissal
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In Martino v. Chenel Capital, LLC et al, No. 2023–04316, 3710, 2025 WL 516143 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Feb. 18, 2025), the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision that the plaintiff failed to establish defendants’ liability for hostile work environment, sex discrimination, and retaliation under the New York State and City Human…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Presented at Inquest; Contrary Decision Reversed
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In Scribner v. State of New York Office of Court Administration, 6:24-cv-00252 (AMN/TWD), 2025 WL 487428 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on plaintiff’s hostile cork environment/constructive discharge claim. From the decision: As to Plaintiff’s second claim, Defendants primarily argue that Plaintiff has failed to…

Read More Hostile Work Environment / Constructive Discharge Claim Dismissed
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In Denson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., No. 101616/2017, 2025 WL 503245 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Feb. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff’s hostile work environment…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed Against Trump Campaign
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In Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc. et al, Case No. 24-cv-01368-JSC, 2025 WL 405699 (N.D.Cal. Feb. 5, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly stated a claim for hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, and therefore, denied defendants’ motion to compel arbitration, since plaintiff’s…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Sexist Comments About “Aggressiveness” and Belittling Domestic Violence Experience
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