Sexual Harassment

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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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In Wong v. Eason, No. 952133/2023, 2026 WL 909713 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 30, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss her discrimination claims (but not her intentional infliction of emotional distress claim). From the decision: Plaintiff Winnie Wong, desirous of a career as a publicist in the music industry, began her career as…

Read More Discrimination, Assault, Battery, Sexual Harassment Claims (But Not Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress) Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Dunphy v. Giuliani, No. 650033/2023, 2026 WL 907841 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 30, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws on the grounds of jurisdiction (lack of connection to New York City) and timeliness. From the…

Read More Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Giuliani, Court Holds
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In Waiguchu v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, No. 1:25-CV-7443-GHW, 2026 WL 892069 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff did not plausibly plead conduct constituting sexual harassment for purposes of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA). In reaching this conclusion, the court…

Read More Allegations of Differential Treatment Based on Sex Was Not “Sexual Harassment” Sufficient to Trigger the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
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In Meyvi Concepcion Rivas Orantes v. D & J Export Inc. et al, No. 24-CV-08423-LDH-RML, 2026 WL 885231 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of quid pro quo sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claims Dismissed; No “Link” Between Rejection of Sexual Advance and Termination
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In Francesco Roberto Sebastiani v. Brooklyn Hospital Center et al, No. 19-CV-253 (EK)(ST), 2026 WL 820695 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim. In sum, plaintiff alleges that his ex-girlfriend sexually harassed him both during and outside of working hours. In…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Shaw v. Salesforce, Inc., No. 25-CV-01372-PAB-STV, 2026 WL 787990 (D. Colo. Mar. 20, 2026), the court, inter alia, rejected plaintiff’s contention that she was not required to arbitrate her hostile work environment claim, under the Ending Forced Arbitration Agreements Act (“EFAA”). After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts as…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Must Be Arbitrated; EFAA Did Not Apply
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In Marquis v. Philadelphia Gas Works, No. 2:25-CV-07005-JDW, 2026 WL 711802 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 13, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964. From the decision: During her time at PGW, Ms. Marquis experienced various workplace incidents that…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Lara-Nieves v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico et al, No. CV 24-1358 (RAM), 2026 WL 658905 (D.P.R. Mar. 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. After summarizing the black-letter law – including the principle that…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment 14th Amendment Equal Protection Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Memmer v. United Wholesale Mortgage, No. 23-CV-10921, 2026 WL 561393, at *8 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint, finding that plaintiff’s claims did not trigger the application of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of…

Read More Sexual Harassment Insufficiently Alleged; EFAA Inapplicable; Arbitration Compelled
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