In Garcia v. Westhampton Primary Care, Maria Barlowe, Marie Alessi, and StaffCo of Brooklyn, LLC, 2025 WL 2614945 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly alleged a race-based hostile work environment claim ,as well as for a retaliatory hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil rights…
Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive DismissalNew York is a city of ambition, hustle, and incredible opportunity. But for some, the daily grind is made unbearable by a different kind of challenge: workplace bullying. While it’s a pervasive issue across the country, New York’s unique legal landscape offers both hurdles and pathways for those who are targeted. So, what exactly is…
Read More Workplace Bullying in New YorkIn Garcia v. Westhampton Primary Care, 2:23-cv-4319 (NJC) (ST), 2025 WL 2494357 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly alleged claims of hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized, and applied, the law…
Read More Hostile Work Environment, Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive DismissalIn Hechavarria v. Scorch Bar & Grill Inc., 23-CV-1743 (NGG) (VMS), 2025 WL 2476346 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 28, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims. Plaintiff contends, among other things, that he was engaged in an…
Read More One-Time N-Word Use Sufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment on Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, EDNY HoldsIn Nash v. City of Cincinnati et al, 2025 WL 2403821 (S.D.Ohio Aug. 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Defendants next move to dismiss Plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. (Motion, Doc. 4, Pg. ID 42.) Title VII protects an employee who…
Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Events, While “Troubling,” Were Too RemoteIn Kennedy v. Ceva Logistics U.S., Ing., No. 3:23-cv-01362, 2025 WL 2231049 (M.D.Tenn. Aug. 5, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to the element of “severity”, the court explained: CEVA attempts…
Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Alleged Use of N-Word & Slave-Related CommentIn Shimeles v. Fairfax County School Board, Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-474 (RDA/IDD), 2025 WL 2375203 (E.D.Va. Aug. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a racially-hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Unwelcome conduct rises to the level of being…
Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Court Cites Claimed Threat of Hanging by NooseIn Choudhury v. Northwell Health, Inc., 23-cv-01406 (NCM) (SIL), 2025 WL 2300220 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 8, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of race, religion, and national origin based hostile work environment asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. Notably, the court initially granted defendants’ motion…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment Under NYS Human Rights Law (But Not Title VII)In Dassie v. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, No. 160227/2023, 2025 WL 2224323 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 05, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: A hostile work environment violates…
Read More Race, National Origin Discrimination-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Against WilmerHaleIn Kekovic v. Titan Motor Group LLC et al, 22-CV-2142 (MKB), 2025 WL 2173651 (E.D.N.Y. July 31 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s claims of a race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981, and the New…
Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Use of the “N-Word” at a Work Dinner