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December 5, 2025 by mjpospis

Hostile Work Environment Claim Not Stated; Only “Passive” Conduct Alleged

In Livingston-Willis v. Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Inc. et al, No. 6:25-CV-00954, 2025 WL 3457935 (W.D. La. Nov. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to state a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In order to establish a hostile…

Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Survives Summary Judgment

In Skinner v. American Pollution Control Corp, 2023 WL 186950 (W.D.La. Jan. 13, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. This case involves repeated use of the “N word” in the presence of plaintiff, an African American man. From the decision: AMPOL also argues…