Co-Worker Harassment

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In Kosiba v. Dental Associates, PC, No. 2:24-CV-12069-TGB-EAS, 2026 WL 2211548 (E.D. Mich. July 31, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment and sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After concluding that plaintiff had abandoned these claims,…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Complaint Dismissed, Absent Evidence of Report of Harassment
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In Mendizabal v. Faria Meat Market LLC, No. 26-CV-062-JJM-AEM, 2026 WL 1025374 (D.R.I. Apr. 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: Ms. Mendizabal also claims that she was subject to a hostile work environment when she was subjected to unwelcome sexual…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Continues; Continuing Violation Doctrine Applied
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In Smith v. National Grid USA, 2:21-cv-6899 (NJC) (LGD), 2025 WL 1248676 (E.D.N.Y. April 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: [T]here are numerous genuine disputes of material fact concerning Smith’s hostile work environment claims—under both the higher federal standard…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Allegations Include “Shine Box” and “Monkey” Comments
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In Jesenia Villalobos v. Merrill Lynch, No. CV-24-02139-PHX-JJT, 2024 WL 4566852 (D.Ariz. Oct. 24, 2024), the court dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts: In this case, the conduct complained of by Plaintiff was…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Expressed Romantic Interest Was Not Sufficiently “Severe”
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In Navarro v. Town of Stratford, No. 3:22-cv-01254 (VAB), 2024 WL 4008229 (D.Conn. August 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts. In…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Survives Summary Judgment, Evidence Included Co-Workers’ Slurs
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In Schlosser v. VRHabilis, LLC, No. 23-6019, 2024 WL 3934559 (6th Cir. August 26, 2024), the court upheld a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor on their hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Based on the evidence presented at trial, the jury could…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Jury Verdict Upheld: 6th Circuit
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In Maryse v. PFNY LLC et al, 23-cv-891 (AS), 2024 WL 3087533 (S.D.N.Y. June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claims. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, that he was sexually harassed by a co-worker, Williams, in the form of allegedly sexually explicit comments…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Against Planet Fitness Survive Summary Judgment
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In Zaja v. SUNY Upstate Medical University/Upstate Healthcare Center, 5:20-CV-337 (MAD/TWD), 2022 WL 4465498 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (The court did, however, deny defendant’s motion for…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; While Sex-Based Conduct Was “Severe”, There Was No Basis For Imputing Conduct to Defendant
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In Byars v. Asbury Management Services, LLC, 2022 WL 468598 (S.D.Miss. Feb. 15, 2022), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleged, among other things, that her coworker (Massey) sexually harassed her…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Text Messages Did Not Establish That Sexual Harassment Was “Welcomed”
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In Paschall v. Tube Processing Corporation, 2022 WL 775413 (7th Cir. March 15, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among other things, plaintiff alleged that a male co-worker made sexual/obscene…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Hostile Work Environment) Claim Dismissal Affirmed; Co-Worker’s Harassment Not Imputable to Employer
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