Court: E.D.Pa

In Brickhouse v. School District of Philadelphia et al, 2023 WL 3739062 (E.D.Pa. May 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently pleaded a race-based hostile work environment claim. In sum, the court held that the plaintiff “alleges just enough to state a plausible hostile work environment claim. Her supervisors frequently subjected her…

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In Hanafy v. Hill International, Inc., No. 22-878, 2023 WL 3010176 (E.D.Pa. April 19, 2023), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). After summarizing the black-letter law applicable to this claim, the court applied it to the facts: Plaintiff has not demonstrated he endured…

Read More Disability (Heart Condition)-Related Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed
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In Lloyd v. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, No. 2:19-cv-02775-JDW, 2023 WL 2940229 (E.D. Pa. April 13, 2023), the court, inter alia, upheld a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor on her “retaliatory hostile work environment” claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: It was reasonable for the…

Read More Court Upholds “Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment” Claim Against Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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In Henrich v. Henkels & McCoy, Inc. et al, No. 20-6281, 2022 WL 3701969 (E.D.Pa. Aug. 26, 2022), the court held that plaintiff presented sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to infer that she was subjected to severe or pervasive gender discrimination that gave rise to a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of…

Read More Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Allegations Included Holding Plaintiff to Standards Inapplicable to Men
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In Cherkasky v. Boyertown Area School District, No. 5:21-cv-5204, 2022 WL 1965899 (E.D.Pa. June 6, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim – even though it dismissed her underlying sex-based discrimination claims. This case is an apt example of how a claim of unlawful “retaliation” may survive under Title…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged By Teacher, Despite Dismissal of Underlying Sex-Based Discrimination Claims
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In Cherkasky v. Boyertown Area School District, No. 5:21-cv-5204, 2022 WL 1965899 (E.D.Pa. June 6, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s sex-based discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. From the decision: The first and most crucial element to Cherkasky’s discrimination claim is…

Read More Teacher’s Sex-Based Discrimination Claims, Based on Students’ Use of the Word “Bitch,” Dismissed
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In Chandler v. La-Z-Boy, Inc., No. 5:21-cv-05101-JMG, 2022 WL 3357674 (E.D.Pa. Aug. 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. Plaintiff based this claim (as well as her discrimination claim) on her manager allegedly referring to her as a “colored girl.” The court explained: A hostile work environment claim under…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Alleged “Colored Girl” Comment, Dismissed
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In Mellett v. City of Philadelphia, No. 20-cv-1629-JMY, 2022 WL 2391141 (E.D.Pa. July 1, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s retaliation claim. From the decision: Plaintiff has brought forth evidence that Defendant’s alleged retaliatory conduct occurred within days of her complaining about Lieutenant Frank’s conduct and that…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From “Antagonism” Following Complaints of Sexual Harassment, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Onely v. Redner’s Markets, Inc., No. 21-4785, 2022 WL 1773606 (E.D.Pa. June 1, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: After disregarding legal conclusions, the…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included Reference to “Offensive” Hair
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In White v. Aldridge Electric, Inc., 21-cv-01872, 2022 WL 1003765 (E.D.Pa. April 4, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In sum, plaintiff alleged that he was treated differently, and fired, because of his medical conditions (chronic pain…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claim Dismissed; “Piece of Shit” Comment Was “Neutral”
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