It happens every year around review season or after a tense company-wide town hall. An email hits your inbox with a cheery subject line: “We want your honest feedback! Please take 10 minutes to complete our 100% Anonymous Culture & Engagement Survey.” If you are an employee sitting in a high-rise in Midtown, a tech…
Read More The “Anonymous” HR Survey: It’s A Trap!If you are reading this, chances are you are in a dark place. You’re waking up at 3:00 AM with a pit in your stomach. Your manager is micromanaging your every breath, your hard work is being ignored while less-qualified colleagues are promoted, or worse—you are being subjected to uncomfortable comments about your race, gender,…
Read More Thinking of Quitting Your New York City Job? Read This FirstIn Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, No. 25-3706, 2026 WL 2277080 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), the court, inter alia, reversed the court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiffs’ claims of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the law, the court explained why a…
Read More 6th Circuit Revives Title VII Retaliation Claim From Summary Judgment Dismissal; Jury Must Determine Whether Reduction in Force Was a Pretext for RetaliationIn Bradley v. Acts Retirement-Life Communities, Inc., No. CV 25-4037-BAH, 2026 WL 2186314 (D. Md. July 29, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: In order to establish a prima facie case of retaliation, a plaintiff…
Read More Retaliation Claim, Asserted Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Survives DismissalIn Joyner v. 95 Percent Group, LLC, No. CV RDB-26-1852, 2026 WL 2130607 (D. Md. July 24, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of a retaliatory hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, to state a claim of retaliation under Title…
Read More Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964In Kerim v. ABM Industries et al, No. 24-CV-5599 (MMG) (HJR), 2026 WL 2030769 (S.D.N.Y. July 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, recommended that the court grant the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”). From the decision: Even under the most liberal standard…
Read More EFAA Inapplicable, Motion to Compel Arbitration GrantedIn Wisee v. WIS Int’l, 89 Misc. 3d 1213(A) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2026), the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s employment discrimination and retaliation claims. From the decision: Turning now to the merits of the claims, the plaintiff alleges that she was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against in connection with her employment,…
Read More Discrimination, Retaliation Claims Dismissed on Summary JudgmentIn McGuirk v. Noom, Inc., No. CV 24-3715-BAH, 2026 WL 1983833 (D. Md. July 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, the Court concludes that McGuirk’s retaliation claim may stand on her complaint…
Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim, Based on Termination Following Complaint of Sexual Harassment, Survives DismissalIn Walker v. CSL Plasma, Inc., No. 6:22-CV-6413-CJS-CDH, 2026 WL 1596200 (W.D.N.Y. June 4, 2026), the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the New York State Human Rights Law. This case is instructive as…
Read More Retaliation Claims Dismissed on Summary Judgment; Complaint Did Not Involve Accusation of RacismIn Nunez-Unda v. Adrien, No. 650971/2022, 2026 WL 1697697, at *9 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 04, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The NYSHRL prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee because…
Read More Retaliation Claims, Arising From Termination Following Complaints About Treatment of Foreign-Born, Visa-Dependent Employees, Survive Dismissal