Sexual Harassment

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In M.H. v. Starbucks Coffee Company, 2023 WL 5211023 (S.D.N.Y. August 13, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of a sex-based hostile work environment asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. Here, plaintiff, while 17 years old, was raped by her shift supervisor (Justin Mariani) at defendant Starbucks; Mariani…

Read More Court Dismisses NYS Human Rights Law Complaint Against Starbucks Arising From Rape of Teen Barista by Supervisor
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In Culley v. West Bolivar Consolidated School District et al, 2023 WL 5007871 (N.D.Miss. August 4, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim. The court summarized and applied the law as follows: Sex discrimination and sexual harassment in public employment violate the Equal…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Termination Followed Rebuff of Alleged Sexual Advances
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In Barbara Delo v. Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, No. 22-cv-9416 (RA), 2023 WL 4883337 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 2023), the court denied the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. As part of its analysis, the court held that plaintiff plausibly alleged sexual harassment…

Read More Applying Recent Law, Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Paul Taylor Dance Foundation
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In Tiffani Kerns v. RCS Trucking & Freight, Inc., No. 1:22-cv-1200 (RDA/IDD), 2023 WL 4868555 (E.D.Va. July 31, 2023), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment (as well as constructive discharge) asserted under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleged…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Court Rejects Defendant’s “Myopic” Interpretation of the Hostile Work Environment Statement
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In T.D.H. v. Kazi Foods of New Jersey, Inc., Civil No. 5:23-cv-00634-JMG, 2023 WL 4567722 (E.D.Pa. July 17, 2023), 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: To state a Title VII claim for…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Contentions Include Comments That Go Beyond “Occasional Offhand Comments”
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In Goodson v. County of Plumas et al, 2023 WL 4678990 (E.D.Cal. July 21, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff proved that she was subjected to sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act – but that, as noted below, defendants…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Survive, in Part; Evidence Included Sexual Comments and Touching
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In Steiner v. Giant of Maryland, LLC, 2023 WL 4421373 (D.Del. July 10, 2023), the court dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In reviewing a hostile work environment claim, the Court must look to the totality of the circumstances…

Read More Recent Decision Illustrates Demanding Standard for Proving a Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim
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In Reed v. Fortive Corporation et al, 2023 WL 4457908 (W.D.N.Y. July 11, 2023), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s “quid pro quo” sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff alleges that her quid pro quo claim arises from her denial of McCauley’s…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed as Insufficiently Alleged
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In Sparks v. Duane Devecka, 2:19-cv-1286, 2023 WL 4533680 (W.D.Pa. July 13, 2023) (J. Ranjan), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In this case, plaintiff alleged that she worked for the defendant for a…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Alleged Groping Was “Severe” and “Pervasive”
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In Hewitt v. Stephens et al, 2:22-cv-00388, 2023 WL 4494457 (S.D.W.Va. July 12, 2023), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court explained that, to state a hostile work environment claim for sex discrimination, a plaintiff must…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Speculation About Intimate Involvement With Co-Worker
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