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In Holston v. Janet Yellen, Secretary of Treasury, No. 20-3533, 2022 WL 4355289 (D.D.C. Sept. 20, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After outlining the plaintiff’s allegations, the court explained: Taking the allegations described…

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In Taylor v. Haaland, 2022 WL 990682 (D.D.C. March 31, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. After summarizing the “black letter” law governing such a claim, the court applied it to the facts: Here, Taylor argues that the Department created a hostile work environment by: (1)…

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In Franks v. Edison Electric Institute, 20-cv-3393, 2022 WL 971157 (D.D.C. March 31, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. It explained: Plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims are all rooted in Plaintiff’s relationship with her supervisor, Kathy Steckelberg, and the actions Steckelberg took against her. Franks points to, for example, Steckelberg’s…

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