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In Maltezos v. Wyden, No. 162211/2025, 2026 WL 1482438 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 20, 2026), the court denied the defendants’ motion to seal the complaint in this action for discrimination and hostile work environment. According to the complaint, Brandon O’Brien (deceased) worked as a personal assistant for defendant Nancy Bass Wyden, and his job duties…

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In Bravard v. Barth Electric Co. Inc., No. 1:24-CV-02228-SEB-MG, 2026 WL 1388711 (S.D. Ind. May 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to whether the conduct was objectively hostile, the court explained:…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; While Conduct Was Objectively Hostile, Plaintiff Failed to Establish Basis for Employer Liability
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In Sylvester v. Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College Board of Supervisors, No. 6:24-CV-01114, 2026 WL 1389854 (W.D. La. May 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment 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 Dismissed; Single Incident Was Insufficiently “Severe”
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In Davis v. Wawa, No. 25-2550, 2026 WL 1298513 (3d Cir. May 12, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s order granting summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment. From the decision: To establish a hostile work environment claim based on sexual harassment, a…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Dismissal Affirmed; Single Touching Incident Insufficient
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In Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm’n v. FCA US, L.L.C., No. 25-CV-10174, 2026 WL 1333761 (E.D. Mich. May 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a sex-based hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and therefore denied defendant’s motion to dismiss and/or for…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Alleged Touching, Leering, and Sexual Comments Survives Dismissal
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In Quintinar v. New York State Office of the Attorney General et al, No. 160721/22, 2026 WL 1291362 (N.Y. App. Div. May 12, 2026), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of, inter alia, sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff…

Read More Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Claims, Arising From Alleged Sexual Assault at Political Fundraising Event, Survive Dismissal
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In Farmer v. Mizuho Securities USA LLC, No. 151348/24, 2026 WL 1291338 (N.Y. App. Div. May 12, 2026), the New York Appellate Division, First Department reversed the lower court’s decision, and reinstated plaintiff’s claims of gender discrimination and hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff’s…

Read More Applying the Continuing Violation Doctrine, the First Department Reinstates NYS & NYC Human Rights Law Gender Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Guardada v. Kiss Distribution Corp. et al, No. 25CV649 (EP) (JRA), 2026 WL 1078770 (D.N.J. Apr. 21, 2026), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Third Circuit recognizes, as a separate cause of…

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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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