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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 Matthews v. United Airlines, Inc. et al, No. 2:25-CV-12895 (BRM) (LDW), 2026 WL 1283854 (D.N.J. May 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of sex-based discrimination and hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD).…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Continuing Violation Doctrine Applied to Connect Sexual Harassment to Termination
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In the world of litigation, some lawsuits aren’t actually meant to be won in a courtroom—they’re meant to silence critics by subjecting them to costly litigation, including burying them in legal fees. These are known as SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). For years, New York’s protections against these bullies were notoriously weak. However, major…

Read More An Overview of New York’s Anti-SLAPP Law
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In Leshchenko v. Go New York Tours, Inc., No. 162179/2025, 2026 WL 1269950 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 04, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual orientation-based discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the facts as follows: Plaintiff, who is gay, began working…

Read More Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included Relocating Gay Plaintiff to Close Proximity of Coworker Who Used Homophobic Slur
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In Epifani v. State of New Mexico et al, 2026 WL 1261122 (D.N.M. May 8, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a disability-based hostile work environment claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: Plaintiff’s complaint includes certain factual allegations that arguably pertain to her ADA hostile work…

Read More ADA Disability, But Not Title VII National Origin, Hostile Work Environment Survives Dismissal
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In Hernandez v. Bisbee Unified Sch. Dist. #2, et al., No. CV-25-00475-TUC-RM (BGM), 2026 WL 1256136 (D. Ariz. May 7, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff stated a plausible national origin discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendants next assert that Plaintiff’s national origin…

Read More Title VII National Origin Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged
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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 ANGELA MARIE KING, Plaintiff, v. KOCH AG & ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC, Defendant., No. CV 25-1017-KHV, 2026 WL 1066935 (D. Kan. Apr. 20, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on her hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision.…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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