Sexual Harassment

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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In Nielsen v. Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Inc. et al, No. 4:24-CV-00579, 2026 WL 554525 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Initially, the court held that plaintiff…

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In Toomey v. One Equity Partners, No. 24-CV-04088 (MMG), 2026 WL 458244 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 18, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration under the Ending Forced Arbitration Act (“EFAA”). Initially, the court held that “a plaintiff may invoke the EFAA to avoid a mandatory arbitration provision by plausibly alleging a claim of sexual…

Read More Sexual Harassment Sufficiently Alleged Under NYCHRL; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied Under EFAA
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In Kutagula v. Matterport, Inc., No. 25-CV-05383-NC, 2026 WL 478343 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, finding that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) did not apply. From the decision: Plaintiff’s allegations, while concerning if true and may describe sex…

Read More Allegations, While Concerning, Did Not Amount to Sexual Harassment Triggering EFAA Protection From Arbitration
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In Egan v. Ballantyne Country Club, No. 3:25-CV-00373-KDB-DCK, 2026 WL 377867 (W.D.N.C. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of quid pro quo sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In her next claim, Egan alleges that BCC violated Title VII when Dougherty made…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Court Cites Failure to Allege Exercise of Authority to Alter Term or Condition of Employment
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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…

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