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In Palermo v. Luxor Staffing, Inc., No. 3:25-CV-00499, 2026 WL 300771 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the following allegations from plaintiff’s complaint: 19. The harassment was both…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Physical Assault and Verbal Harassment
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In King v. Rae Products, No. 1:24-CV-00047, 2025 WL 2983862 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 22, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To establish a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII,…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim, Based on Exclusion From Pay Increase Following Participation in Sexual Harassment Investigation, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Bruce v. Adams and Reese, LLP, Case No. 3:24-cv-00875, 2025 WL 611071 (M.D.Tenn. Feb. 25, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to…

Read More Alleged Sexual Comments Sufficient to Make Out Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Court Holds
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In Smith v. CHR Medical Corporation et al, No. 3:22-cv-00743, 2023 WL 3065220 (M.D. Tenn. April 24, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims alleged under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (based on gender) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (based on…

Read More Age/Gender-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims “Barely” Survive Dismissal
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In Gooch v. Electric Power Board of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County d/b/a Nashville Electric Service, No. 3:20-cv-01001, 2022 WL 2196267 (M.D.Tenn. June 17, 2022), the court held that plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment on his race-based hostile work environment claim under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The court summarized the…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Presence of Nooses
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