In Wrightson v. Secretary of the Treasury, No. 25-13676, 2026 WL 2254495 (11th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026), the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In order to sufficiently plead a hostile work environment, an employee must…
Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissal AffirmedIn Melton v. I-10 Truck Ctr. Inc., No. 23-14175, 2026 WL 319183 (11th Cir. Feb. 6, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit vacated the lower court’s decision awarding defendant summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of a racially hostile work environment under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: To prevail on…
Read More Racially Hostile Work Environment Claim Resurrected From Summary Judgment Dismissal; Evidence Included Use of Racial Slur “Boy”In Santana v. Telemundo Network Group, LLC et al, No. 22-13879, 2026 WL 180272 (11th Cir. Jan. 22, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that summary judgment was improper on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim under, e.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Santana presented…
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In Joseph v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, 2024 WL 4705544 (11th Cir. Nov. 7, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 does not create an implied right of action for sex discrimination in employment. From the decision:…
Read More Title IX Does Not Create an Implied Right of Action for Sex-Based Employment Discrimination, Eleventh Circuit HoldsIn Davis v. Miami-Dade County, 2024 WL 4051215 (11th Cir. Sept. 5, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s race and age discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination Act (ADEA). From the decision:…
Read More Age, Race Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged; “Not Meeting Employer’s Vision” Was Insufficient to Defeat Discrimination ClaimsIn Yelling v. St. Vincent’s Health System, 2023 WL 6474713 (11th Cir. Oct. 5, 2023), the court, inter alia, affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment. This decision is instructive as to how courts evaluate hostile work environment claims where the alleged inappropriate comments are not directed to the plaintiff themselves,…
Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissal Upheld; Obama Comments Were Not “Inherently Racial”In Alkins v. Sheriff of Gwinnett County, No. 21-13746, 2022 WL 3582128 (11th Cir. Aug. 22, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a lower court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here, the plaintiff,…
Read More Report of Unwanted Kiss Was “Protected Activity,” Warranting Reversal of Summary Judgment on Retaliation Claim