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In Leshchenko v. Go New York Tours, Inc., No. 162179/2025, 2026 WL 1269950 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 04, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual orientation-based discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the facts as follows: Plaintiff, who is gay, began working…

Read More Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included Relocating Gay Plaintiff to Close Proximity of Coworker Who Used Homophobic Slur
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In Kathy Breiding v. High Hopes Films, LLC et al, No. 152385/23, 2026 WL 1216946 (N.Y. App. Div. May 5, 2026), the court addressed plaintiff’s claims, under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, arising from an actor’s objection to a scripted kiss. From the decision: In 2009 and 2015, plaintiff played the…

Read More Gender Discrimination Claims, Arising From Refusal of Scripted Kiss, Survive Summary Judgment
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In Claybrook v. Freightliner of Arizona, LLC et al, No. 3:25-CV-00633, 2026 WL 1195852 (M.D. Tenn. May 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To succeed on a hostile…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Racial Harassment Allegations Deemed Pertinent to Pervasiveness
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In Terrell v. UVA Health System, No. 3:26-CV-00036, 2026 WL 1122379 (W.D. Va. Apr. 24, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the…

Read More Sex/Age/Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Criticism of Performance Insufficient
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In Rivkind v. Oracle America, Inc., No. CV 25-172, 2026 WL 1082138 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Count III asserts a sex-based hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Allegations of Being “Targeted” and “Belittled” Insufficient
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In Koenig v. Celitech, Inc. et al, 26-cv-90, 2026 WL 1088617 (E.D.N.Y. April 22, 2026), the court applied well-settled employment discrimination law, concluding that although plaintiff “was the only female executive working for defendants” it did not follow “that her termination was a result of gender discrimination,” since “the fact that an employee is the…

Read More Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed
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In Edwards v. Parallel Products of Florida, LLC, No. 8:25-CV-02399-AAS, 2026 WL 1026865 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court evaluated each of the factors bearing…

Read More Sexual Harassment Sufficiently Alleged; Plaintiff Contended They Were Subject to Routine Slapping on Genitals and Crude Remarks
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In Strozier v. Winn-Dixie, No. 7:24-CV-1452-EGL, 2026 WL 907084 (N.D. Ala. Apr. 2, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII prohibits hostile work environment sexual harassment. To establish…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Alleged “Offensive and Annoying” Conduct Was Not Sufficiently “Severe or Pervasive”
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In Corcino v. The New York Times Co., No. 160247/2024, 2026 WL 964814 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Apr. 07, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination claims, in light of a prior release between the parties. The court summarized the facts as follows: Defendant formerly employed Plaintiff as a Software Engineering Manager. The…

Read More Release Upheld; Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against New York Times
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