Hostile Work Environment

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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…

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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…

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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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In Pachura v. Lloyd J. Austin III, 6:21-cv-316 (AMN/MJK), 2025 WL 371786 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2025), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. While the court found that plaintiff raised a triable issue of fact as to whether the work environment was objectively and subjectively “hostile,” the court found that…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Conduct Not Imputable to Employer
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In Armstrong v. Aura Healthcare, LLC, No. 3:24-cv-723 (VAB), 2025 WL 357839 (D.Conn. Jan. 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff did not sufficiently allege a hostile work environment. From the decision: Ms. Armstrong alleges that she was subjected to an objectively hostile or abusive work environment, as she was subjected to hostile…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; “Idiot” Comment Insufficient
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In Vannier v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Services et al, 2025 WL 345807 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff – a transgender man who worked…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include Assignment to Unsuitable Workspace
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In Puris v. TikTok Inc., 24cv944 (DLC), 2025 WL 343905 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment (sexual harassment) claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Against TikTok Survive Dismissal
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In Ashley Newbury v. City of Niagara Falls, No. 23-7976-cv, 2025 WL 323340 (2d Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Superintendent DalPorto is…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Dismissal Affirmed; “Piece of Shit” Comment Insufficient
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In Ciotti v. City of New York et al, 23 Civ. 10279 (ER), 2025 WL 308022 (S.D.N.Y. January 27, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. After summarizing the black-letter…

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In Montes v. City of New York, No. 158272/2023, 2025 WL 290440 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a disability-based hostile work environment under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Under NYCHRL, a Plaintiff claiming a hostile work environment…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include “Faking Injuries” Comment
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