Hostile Work Environment

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In Laghari v. State of Connecticut Department of Correction, No. 3:25-CV-1373-(VAB), 2026 WL 1622989 (D. Conn. June 5, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims, based on race and national origin, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: [Plaintiff] argues…

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In Clark v. CDR Maguire Inc., No. 2:24-CV-978-KCD-KRH, 2026 WL 1596217 (M.D. Fla. June 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is instructive on how courts apply the “Faragher Ellerth” affirmative…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed Upon Application of Faragher-Ellerth Defense
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In Perelman v. Federal Reserve District Bank of New York, No. 1:25-CV-02125 (JLR), 2026 WL 1584729 (S.D.N.Y. June 3, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s “hostile hiring environment” claim: Plaintiff also claims that Defendant created a “hostile hiring environment” under these same federal statutes by failing to hire him. AC ¶ 3. The Amended…

Read More Court Dismisses “Hostile Hiring Environment” Claim, as Plaintiff Never Worked For Defendant
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In Watson v. Metro. Transit Auth., 248 A.D.3d 1158 (N.Y. App. Div. 2026), the court, inter alia, held that a release did not apply to bar plaintiff’s employment discrimination action. From the decision: Generally, a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action on a claim which is the subject of the release” (Centro…

Read More Employment Discrimination Claims Not Barred By Release; But Held Insufficiently Pled
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In Blough v. BCD Travel USA, LLC, No. CV 23-1979, 2026 WL 1532946 (W.D. Pa. June 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s claim of gender-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To establish a hostile…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Dismissed on Summary Judgment; “Embarrassment” Insufficient
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In Thomasson v. State ex rel. Bd. of Regents of Nevada Sys. of Higher Educ., No. 3:25-CV-00611-MMD-CLB, 2026 WL 1346640 (D. Nev. May 13, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant moves to dismiss…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Complaint Dismissed For Failure to Satisfy Rule 8’s “Short and Plain Statement” Requirement
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In Maltezos v. Wyden, No. 162211/2025, 2026 WL 1482438 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 20, 2026), the court denied the defendants’ motion to seal the complaint in this action for discrimination and hostile work environment. According to the complaint, Brandon O’Brien (deceased) worked as a personal assistant for defendant Nancy Bass Wyden, and his job duties…

Read More Court Declines to Seal Complaint in Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment Action Against Nancy Wyden
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In Bravard v. Barth Electric Co. Inc., No. 1:24-CV-02228-SEB-MG, 2026 WL 1388711 (S.D. Ind. May 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted 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 conduct was objectively hostile, the court explained:…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; While Conduct Was Objectively Hostile, Plaintiff Failed to Establish Basis for Employer Liability
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In White v. Harvard Security, LLC, No. 25-CV-0622, 2026 WL 1413549 (E.D. Pa. May 19, 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: Title VII provides in relevant part that, “it shall be…

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In Sylvester v. Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College Board of Supervisors, No. 6:24-CV-01114, 2026 WL 1389854 (W.D. La. May 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Single Incident Was Insufficiently “Severe”
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