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In Ridenour v. Colectivo Coffee Roasters, Inc., No. 25 CV 2040, 2025 WL 2930795 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff, who worked as a coffee shop manager, alleges that…

Read More Employee Terminated After Helping Coworker File Incident Report Sufficiently Alleges Title VII Sex Discrimination Claim, Court Rules
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In Taylor v. PJ Cheese, Inc., No. 3:25CV355, 2025 WL 3215734 (E.D. Va. Nov. 18, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant Papa John’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: Taylor states that he found the…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Discomfort, Tight spaces, and Some Unwanted Contact by Coworkers Insufficient
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In Mera et al v. SA Hospitality Group, LLC et al, No. 23 CIV. 3492 (PGG) (SDA), 2025 WL 3202080 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 17, 2025) – in which plaintiff asserts claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, as well as wage & hour violations under the…

Read More EFAA Applies to Entire Case, Including Wage & Hour Claims; Motion to Compel Arbitration of FLSA & NYLL Claims Reversed
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In Yehoshua v. Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority et al, No. 21-CV-4055 (FB) (RML), 2025 WL 3251032 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s clams of a religion-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From…

Read More Title VII Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Against NYC Transit Authority Dismissed on Summary Judgment
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On November 18, 2025, the New York Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case of Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple, concerning the applicability of New York Labor Law § 201-d – which prohibits discrimination based on an employee’s “recreational activities” – to a teacher’s claim that she was fired for making a blog…

Read More NY Court of Appeals to Address Blogger’s Retaliation Claim
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In Rhino v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc., No. 24-CV-3704 (RPK) (RML), 2025 WL 2773065 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim under New York Labor Law § 201-d. In sum, plaintiff sought and was granted leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). As summarized…

Read More Instagram Scooter Video Leads to Termination; “Recreational Activities” Discrimination Claim Dismissed
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In Paige v. Garvan’s Rock and Rye, LLC, Maggie Mae’s, LLC, & Garvan McCloskey, No. 24CV3189 (DLC), 2025 WL 3201762 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York State Human Rights Law. From…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims, Arising From Termination Following Workers Compensation Leave, Survive Summary Judgment
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In Brooks v. Chester Valley Golf Club, No. CV 25-761, 2025 WL 3210349 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex- and race-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: The last incident on which Plaintiff relies to support her allegation of a hostile work environment, and…

Read More Sex, Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Comments Allegedly Invoking the “Angry Black Woman” Stereotype, Dismissed
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In Granger v. City of Anderson Transit System, No. 1:23-CV-01548-JPH-TAB, 2025 WL 3199889 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s sex- and race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to plaintiff’s sex-based claim, the…

Read More Despite Alleged “Bitch” Comment, Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Insufficient
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In Weaver v. Shasta Servs., LLC, No. 2:25-CV-00910-MJH, 2025 WL 2977874 (W.D. Pa. Oct. 22, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Plaintiff brings age discrimination claims against Defendant under the ADEA and PHRA. Defendant argues that…

Read More ADEA Age Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; EEOC Administrative Remedy Exhausted
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