Court: D.Conn. – Pospis Law, PLLC

May 3, 2024 by mjpospis

Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Comments and Incidents Were “Isolated” and “Episodic”

In Gray v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 3:23-CV-01069 (VDO), 2024 WL 1879745 (D.Conn. April 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. From the decision: To establish a claim of hostile work environment, the workplace [must be] permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult that is…

Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Inappropriate Touching, Survives Summary Judgment

In Pimental v. Atrium Hospitality LP, No. 3:19-CV-1284 (OAW), 2022 WL 4104012 (D.Conn. Sept. 7, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: Atrium has moved for summary judgment on the grounds that Chef Pimentel’s hostile work environment claim is neither…