National Origin Discrimination

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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 Holds
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In 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 Requirement
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In 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 Affirmed
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In 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 Holds
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In 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 Policy
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In 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
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In Alwakzeh v. NYC School Support Services Inc., No. 161852/2023, 2025 WL 2962243 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 17, 2025), the court ruled on plaintiff’s claim for damages following an inquest on plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination (based on religion and national origin) under the New York City Human Rights Law. As to plaintiff’s claim for…

Read More Court Awards $75,000 in Emotional Distress Damages on Employment Discrimination Claims
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In Singh v. Accutime Watch Corp., 24-CV-8007 (JPO), 2025 WL 2916135 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint asserting a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More National Origin, Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on “Disproportionate Workload”, Dismissed
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In Izuogu v. Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, New York, 24 Civ. 4329 (DEH), 2025 WL 2806683 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 2, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. 1981. From the decision: To establish…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Remarks, Gossip, False Complaint Did Not Reference Race or National Origin
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In Laporte, Jose v. Sullivan, Brian, 1:24-cv-1124 (ECC/DJS), 2025 WL 2645531 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 15, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s – a dark-skinned Hispanic man – claim of race/national origin discrimination in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and 42 U.S.C § 1983. From the decision: Plaintiff argues…

Read More Upstate Hispanic Correction Officer Sufficiently Alleges Race & National Origin Discrimination
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