Hostile Work Environment

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In Harge v. The City of New York, No. 150002/2023, 2025 WL 257189 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 18, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a claim of race-based discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law, and thus denied defendant’s motion to dismiss this claim. From the…

Read More Police Officer Sufficiently Alleges Race Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Under NYC Human Rights Law
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In Torres v. City of New York, No. 161278/2023, 2025 WL 248895 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff’s allegations of hostile work environment–including discriminatory remarks,…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Alleged Discriminatory Remarks, Threats of Termination, and Denial of Benefits, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Simms v. The State of Maryland Office of the Attorney General For Maryland, 2025 WL 213965 (D.Md. Jan. 16, 2025), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: The Court need not decide whether Plaintiff has adequately alleged facts sufficient to “impos[e] liability on the employer” for…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Allegations of Staring and Stalking Insufficient
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In Campbell v. Authentic Brands Group LLC, No. 155160/2020, 2025 WL 104601 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s cause of action for sex-based discrimination against certain defendants. From the decision: Campbell has sufficiently stated a cause of action for sex-based discrimination against…

Read More Sex-Based Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Comments About Appearance and Hair Touching
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In Bhuiyan v. Department of Treasury, 2025 WL 79634 (S.D.Ohio Jan. 13, 2025), the court adopted a Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation granting 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: “Sexual harassment that results in a ‘hostile…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed, Buttcrack Exposure Notwithstanding
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In Rios v. Max Mara USA Inc. et al, No. 23-CV-9839 (LAP), 2025 WL 66502 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c)) on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Pretend Breast “Motorboating” Insufficiently “Severe”
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In Woo v. The City of New York, No. 161109/2022, 2025 WL 65869 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 8, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment claims. From the decision: The issue in a quid pro quo sexual harassment case brought…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included That Punitive Assignments Followed Drink Request Refusal
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In Dixon v. City of New York, 23-cv-8941 (JGK), 2025 WL 50140 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 7, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability-based hostile work environment claims. This decision illustrates that generalized objectionable conduct – such as what might be considered “verbal harassment” – is alone insufficient to constitute an actionable…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Allegation of Being Addressed in a “Loud, Aggressive and Belligerent Tone” Insufficient
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In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., NO. 4:24-CV-5085-TOR, 2024 WL 5077603 (E.D.Wash., 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss or for a more definite statement (pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(e)). From the decision: In the present matter, the Complaint satisfies the requirement of a hostile work environment…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Motion to Dismiss or For More Definite Statement Denied
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In Zuber v. Republic First Bancorp Inc., No. 23-991, 2024 WL 5147018 (E.D.Pa. Dec. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to whether the alleged harassment was sufficiently “severe or pervasive”, the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Court Cited Alleged Request to Have Sex at Work Despite Prior Rejection
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