Hostile Work Environment

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In Ways v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, No. TJS-25-69, 2026 WL 776070 (D. Md. Mar. 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion  for summary judgment dismissing her sex-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Plaintiff’s prima facie case of hostile work environment fails, and Defendant is entitled to summary judgment on…

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In Daniels v. LAZ Parking, No. 25-50894, 2026 WL 781322 (5th Cir. Mar. 19, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment and retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Daniels’s original complaint consisted of a…

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In Hines v. Leafguard Holdings Inc., No. 25-CV-00306-LKG, 2026 WL 776078 (D. Md. Mar. 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, the court declined to dismiss plaintiff’s race- and sex-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After dismissing plaintiff’s Pregnancy Discrimination Act discrimination claim, the court proceeded…

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In Warden v. Richard Fordyce et al, No. 6:25-CV-01467-MC, 2026 WL 735346 (D. Or. Mar. 16, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: The sum of Plaintiff’s factual allegations is insufficient to state a claim based on a hostile work environment. First, Plaintiff attempts…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged “Unpleasant” “Mistreatment” Insufficient
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In Vuong v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs, No. 25-20199, 2026 WL 737338 (5th Cir. Mar. 16, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a lower district court’s ruling dismissing plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim, finding no basis for the “pleading deficiency” cited by the lower court. From the decision:…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissal Due to “Pleading Insufficiency” Reversed
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In Depamphilis v. Town of Newington et al, No. 3:25-CV-00524 (SVN), 2026 WL 674501 (D. Conn. Mar. 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged that she suffered a hostile work environment based on her sex. The court summarized the legal requirements for this claim as follows: Title VII of the Civil…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal, Court Holds
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In Marquis v. Philadelphia Gas Works, No. 2:25-CV-07005-JDW, 2026 WL 711802 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 13, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964. From the decision: During her time at PGW, Ms. Marquis experienced various workplace incidents that…

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In Kaiser v. Acco Management Company, LLC, No. 23-CV-1539-JPS, 2026 WL 699601 (E.D. Wis. Mar. 12, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently demonstrated her entitlement to a default judgment on her retaliation claim, arising from her termination, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: [T]o the…

Read More Plaintiff Entitled to Default Judgment on Title VII Retaliation Claim, Court Holds
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In Sacchi v. The Ribbon Worldwide LLC, No. 154663/2024, 2026 WL 676206 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 25, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of weight discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, as an initial matter, this court finds that the NYSHRL…

Read More Weight Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Allegations Amounted to “Speculation”
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In Nicholson v. Michael Rigas, Acting Adm’r, Gen. Servs. Admin., No. 24-2894 (RBW), 2026 WL 686071 (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: [T]he Court concludes that the plaintiff…

Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Indirect Race-Based Association of Comment Insufficient
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