In Hernandez v. Bisbee Unified Sch. Dist. #2, et al., No. CV-25-00475-TUC-RM (BGM), 2026 WL 1256136 (D. Ariz. May 7, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff stated a plausible national origin discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendants next assert that Plaintiff’s national origin…
Read More Title VII National Origin Discrimination Claim Sufficiently AllegedIn Kalia v. City University of New York, No. 153700/2025, 2026 WL 964811 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Apr. 07, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims against the City University of New York. From the decision: The NYCHRL claims are dismissed pursuant to the doctrine of sovereign immunity. CUNY, which is…
Read More Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Against CUNYIn Mikhail v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, No. 24-CV-08367 (MMG), 2026 WL 880297 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s national origin discrimination and retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges that, of ten managers at his level in his…
Read More Title VII National Origin (Russian) Discrimination, Retaliation Claims Sufficiently AllegedIn Fagan v. Mount Vernon City School District et al, 7:25-cv-00927-VR, 2026 WL 851376 (SDNY March 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race/national origin claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: “In this Circuit, the sine qua non of a national…
Read More Title VII Race, National Origin Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Transfer & Termination Occurred in the Context of a “Mosaic of Intentional Discrimination”In Pablo Munoz, Jr. v. Dart Container Corp. of Illinois, No. 25 CV 8707, 2026 WL 458453 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race- and national origin-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: A complaint alleging discrimination under Title VII need only aver that the…
Read More Race, National Origin Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Court HoldsIn Schwartz v. J. Nazmiyal, Inc., No. 151276/2025, 2026 WL 301047 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 28, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination. From the decision: Defendants argue that plaintiff cannot establish the fourth necessary element, that an adverse action occurred under circumstances giving rise to an…
Read More Race Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; Comparators Not a Mandatory RequirementIn Mukhina v. Walmart, Inc., No. 24-11586, 2025 WL 3703679 (11th Cir. Dec. 22, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, inter alia, affirmed a lower court’s award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claim of national origin discrimination (in the form of a hostile work environment) asserted under Title VII…
Read More Accent-Based National Origin Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissal AffirmedIn Ibrahim v. Marco A. Rubio, No. 1:24-CV-02915 (TNM), 2025 WL 3718637 (D.D.C. Dec. 23, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claim asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Ibrahim states a plausible ADEA claim. He is 65 years old. Compl. ¶ 47.…
Read More U.S. Embassy Employee Plausibly Alleges ADEA Age Discrimination Claim, Court HoldsIn Huang v. Chibaola, Inc., No. 650248/2025, 2025 WL 3636451 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 08, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Under the NYSHRL, a plaintiff who alleges discrimination in employment has the initial…
Read More Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Plaintiff Apparently Not Subject to Bag-Search PolicyIn Rizvi v. Loudoun County School Board, No. 1:25-CV-307-MSN-IDD, 2025 WL 3514256 (E.D. Va. Dec. 5, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims based on age, race, color, national origin, and religion. From the decision: Defendant further seeks to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment under…
Read More Age, Race, Color, National Origin, Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed