Religion-Based Discrimination

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In Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., No. 24-3789, 2026 WL 1813213 (9th Cir. June 24, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiffs’ religion-based discrimination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, finding that there existed a genuine dispute…

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In Osei v. The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center et al, No. 25-CV-3893 (NGG) (JRC), 2026 WL 1133246 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s religion-based discrimination claim asserted  under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), and the…

Read More Title VII Religion-Based Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
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In Neel v. New York University, No. 655743/2023, 2026 WL 623701 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 26, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To state a claim for discrimination under NYSRHL and NYCHRL a plaintiff…

Read More Religion-Based Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against New York University
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In Watkins v. Wesley Homes, No. 2:25-CV-00290-LK, 2026 WL 353262 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII makes it “an unlawful employment practice for an employer…to discriminate against…

Read More Title VII Religious Discrimination, Constructive Discharge Claims Dismissed
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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 Alfonzo Walker, Jr. v. Beau Rivage Resorts, LLC, No. 1:24CV386-LG-RPM, 2025 WL 346018 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 2, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s religious discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII makes it unlawful for employers “to discriminate…

Read More Muslim, Terminated For Placing a Religious Sign on Locker, Sufficiently Alleges Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim
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In Yehoshua v. Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority et al, No. 21-CV-4055 (FB) (RML), 2025 WL 3251032 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s clams of a religion-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From…

Read More Title VII Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Against NYC Transit Authority Dismissed on Summary Judgment
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In Malkoukian v. Nest Seekers Intern., No. 152981/2023, 2025 WL 3080065 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Retaliation claims under the City and State Human Rights Laws2 are reviewed under…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Commission Deprivation Followed Informing CEO of Hostile Work Environment
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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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