Court: D.Mass. – Pospis Law, PLLC

November 18, 2024 by mjpospis

Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Contentions Include Sexual Comments, Touching, and Showing Photos and Videos of Genitalia

In Santay v. Ice House LLC, Civil Action No. 24-cv-11583-ADB, 2024 WL 4804967 (D.Mass. Nov. 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: The elements of a claim for hostile work environment under Title VII or Chapter 151B are that (1) the…

Age-Based Hostile Work Environment/Constructive Discharge Claim Dismissed; Alleged Discriminatory Comments Occurred 10 Months Before Resignation

In Walsh v. HNTB Corporation, 2023 WL 8851163 (D.Mass. Dec. 21, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment and constructive discharge (on the basis of age discrimination) in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. This decision teaches that the timing of allegedly…

Sexual Harassment Claim, Including Alleged Buttocks-Grabbing, Sufficiently Alleged

In Strobel v. Westfield State University, No. 3:21-cv-30074-KAR, 2022 WL 3214965 (D.Mass. August 9, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff, who was employed by defendant as a maintainer, alleged that…