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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 Terrell v. UVA Health System, No. 3:26-CV-00036, 2026 WL 1122379 (W.D. Va. Apr. 24, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the…

Read More Sex/Age/Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Criticism of Performance Insufficient
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In Blanchard v. Kiewit Power Constructors Co., No. 1:25-CV-423, 2026 WL 587674 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision; With respect to defendant’s exhaustion of administrative remedies argument, plaintiff indeed did not assert a hostile work environment…

Read More ADA Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; PTSD Comments Were “Offensive” But Not “Extraordinarily Severe”
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In Hughes v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service, No. 24-5865, 2026 WL 446413 (9th Cir. Feb. 17, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of his race- and disability-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: The district court appropriately granted summary judgment…

Read More 9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Race and Disability Based Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Draghi v. New York City Department of Education, No. 24-CV-2920 (EK)(MMH), 2026 WL 73970 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: To allege a hostile work environment, “a plaintiff must show…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Asserted Under ADA, Dismissed
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In Thompson v. Foundever, No. 2:24-CV-771-RAH, 2026 WL 25450 (M.D. Ala. Jan. 5, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to plead retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This decision illustrates the level of specificity courts seek when assessing such…

Read More Retaliation Claims Dismissed; Protected Activity Insufficiently Alleged
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In White v. Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, No. 4:25-CV-00702-BSM, 2025 WL 3527401 (E.D. Ark. Dec. 9, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: Defendants’ motion to dismiss White’s ADA hostile work environment…

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In Mildes v. Shriners Hosps. for Child., No. 2:23-CV-00356-SAB, 2025 WL 3176084 (E.D. Wash. Nov. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s failure to accommodate disability claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: To establish a prima facie failure to accommodate claim under the…

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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 Cassel v. Truss Communications, Inc., 2025 WL 2882054 (N.D.Okla. Oct. 9, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. From the decision: The ADA recognizes certain mental health conditions as qualifying disabilities. See 29 C.F.R. 1630.2(h) (“mental impairment means ……

Read More ADA Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Mental Health, Obesity Not Shown to Qualify as Statutory “Disabilities”
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