Sex / Gender Discrimination

by

In Muckey v. Levy Employment Law LLC, No. 152917/2025, 2025 WL 1495504 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 19, 2025), the court denied the petitioner’s request for pre-action discovery – namely, portions of a report regarding what a non-party (C.S.) said about their alleged sexual contact during an investigation culminating in a report finding,…

Read More Claim For Pre-Action Discovery Under CPLR 3102 Denied, Deemed Based on “Guesswork”
Share This:
by

In Wallace v. Mary Baldwin University, 2025 WL 1409860 (4th Cir. May 15, 2025), the court affirmed the lower court’s orders dismissing, for failure to sate a claim, her complaints raising claims of sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A plaintiff can establish a…

Read More Title VII Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Properly Dismissed, 4th Circuit Holds
Share This:
by

In Fields v. Louis DeJoy, in his official capacity as Postmaster General of the United States, Case No.: 7:24-cv-01182-RDP, 2025 WL 1436563 (N.D.Ala. May 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal
Share This:
by

In Lobosco v. City of New York, No. 152196/2024, 2025 WL 1446815 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In her complaint, plaintiff “details a pervasive…

Read More Sex Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims Against City of New York Survive Dismissal
Share This:
by

In Holloway v. Tully Construction Co. Inc., No. 157573/2021, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 50739(U), 2025 WL 1364359 (Sup Ct, May 07, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s gender discrimination claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: While plaintiff’s first cause of action appears to…

Read More Gender Discrimination Claim, Arising From Unisex Bathroom Issues, Survives Summary Judgment
Share This:
by

In Stashenko, Stephanie v. The State of New York et al, No. 903130-22, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 50616(U), 2025 WL 1228825 (Sup Ct Albany Cty, Apr. 14, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law. After summarizing the black-letter law…

Read More Sex, Familial Status Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment Against NY State
Share This:
by

In Sorokina v. The College of New Jersey, No. 24-1365, 2025 WL 1289148 (3d Cir. 2025), the court, inter alia, reversed a lower court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Sorokina alleges that the College took…

Read More Title VII Gender Discrimination Claim, Arising From Non-Renewal of Contract, Survives Summary Judgment
Share This:
by

In Stouch v. Department of Child Protection and Permanency et al, 2025 WL 1338221 (N.J.Super.A.D., 2025), the court, inter alia, reversed the grant of summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. From the decision: A hostile work environment claim requires consideration of “the totality of the circumstances.”…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)
Share This:
by

In Paul v. City of Fort Worth, Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00913-O, 2025 WL 1287920 (N.D.Tex. May 2, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Texas law.[1]Note: I am not admitted to practice law in Texas. The court summarized the black-letter law – noting that the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Sufficiently Alleged
Share This:
by

In Toney v. Clorox Company, No. 24-2567, 2025 WL 1201881 (9th Circuit April 25, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, inter alia, reversed an award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claim of wrongful termination (discrimination) based on gender. From the decision: In this employment discrimination case, we address the…

Read More 9th Circuit, Citing “Internally Inconsistent” Reasons for Termination, Reverses Summary Judgment on Gender Discrimination Claim
Share This: