In Ward v. District of Columbia, No. 24-2806 (RBW), 2026 WL 377518 (D.D.C. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Court concludes that at this early stage of the…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Sufficiently AllegedIn Palermo v. Luxor Staffing, Inc., No. 3:25-CV-00499, 2026 WL 300771 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the following allegations from plaintiff’s complaint: 19. The harassment was both…
Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Physical Assault and Verbal HarassmentIn Burgess v. MTA Const. and Development Co., No. 160414/2024, 2026 WL 195519 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To plead a hostile work environment marred with…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include Questioning About Sexual Orientation, Race, and Medical ConditionIn Santana v. Telemundo Network Group, LLC et al, No. 22-13879, 2026 WL 180272 (11th Cir. Jan. 22, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that summary judgment was improper on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim under, e.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Santana presented…
Read More Eleventh Circuit Revives Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim From Summary Judgment DismissalIn Chamale-Eustace v. State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook, et al. No. 2023–11413, 2026 WL 158303 (N.Y. App. Div. Jan. 21, 2026), the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a lower court’s decision, finding that plaintiff failed to state a claim for sex discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and…
Read More Gender Discrimination, Asserted Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 & the New York State Human Rights Law, Dismissed Due to Lack of “Adverse Employment Action”In Petrie v. New York State Office of Mental Health Central New York Psychiatric Center, No. 6:22-CV-123 (ECC/ML), 2026 WL 161198 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary JudgmentIn Duckett-Holmes v. Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, Inc., No. 159488/2024, 2026 WL 93691 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 05, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. This decision illustrates the basic principles governing the pleading of such a claim: In order to state a claim for…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Bare Legal Conclusions” Insufficient to State a ClaimIn Rojo v. Lakeview Sec. & Investigations, Inc., No. 24-CV-5729 (JPO), 2026 WL 83909 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 12, 2026), the court granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment on her sex discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A party’s default is deemed to constitute a concession of all…
Read More Default Judgment on NYSHRL and NYCHRL Sex Discrimination Claims AwardedIn Garcia v. ECPI Univ. LLC, No. 2:25-CV-245, 2026 WL 66749 (E.D. Va. Jan. 8, 2026), the court held that plaintiff alleged a “sexual harassment dispute” under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA), and thus denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s claim under Title IX…
Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Stated Under Title IX; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied Under EFAAIn Panchumarthi v. Tech Mahindra, No. 4:24-CV-01017-SDJ-BD, 2025 WL 3687142 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 15, 2025), the court held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) did not apply to plaintiff’s claims of discrimination (as opposed to sexual harassment). From the decision: Although the EFAA carves out some sex-discrimination claims,…
Read More Sexual Harassment Not Alleged; EFAA Did Not Apply to Sex Discrimination Claims