Employment Discrimination

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In a recent case, Glapion v. Saks Fifth Avenue, LLC, No. 24-2232, 2025 WL 506649 (E.D.La. Feb. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To state a claim for hostile work…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based in Part on Alleged Harassment by Customer, Survives Dismissal
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In Scribner v. State of New York Office of Court Administration, 6:24-cv-00252 (AMN/TWD), 2025 WL 487428 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on plaintiff’s hostile cork environment/constructive discharge claim. From the decision: As to Plaintiff’s second claim, Defendants primarily argue that Plaintiff has failed to…

Read More Hostile Work Environment / Constructive Discharge Claim Dismissed
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In Denson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., No. 101616/2017, 2025 WL 503245 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Feb. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiff’s hostile work environment…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed Against Trump Campaign
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In Texiera v. Services for the Underserved, Inc., No. 152677/2020, 2025 WL 355451 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 23, 2025), an employment discrimination action, the court granted plaintiff’s motion to hold a subpoenaed witness in contempt for failing to appear for their deposition. From the decision: In this employment discrimination action, plaintiff moves…

Read More Court Grants Employment Discrimination Plaintiff’s Motion for Contempt Against Non-Party Witness For Failure to Appear for Deposition
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In Schoenadel v. YouGov America Inc., 22-cv-10236 (AS), 2025 WL 371089 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. Here held the…

Read More Retaliation Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Adverse Actions Included Exclusion From Meetings
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In Pachura v. Lloyd J. Austin III, 6:21-cv-316 (AMN/MJK), 2025 WL 371786 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2025), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. While the court found that plaintiff raised a triable issue of fact as to whether the work environment was objectively and subjectively “hostile,” the court found that…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Conduct Not Imputable to Employer
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In Konate v. Actalent, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-4210 (ZNQ) (JBD), 2025 WL 289212 (D.N.J. Jan. 24, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of pregnancy discrimination. As to plaintiff’s claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Law of 1964 – after explaining the black-letter law applicable to this…

Read More Pregnancy-Based Discriminatory Termination Claims, Under Title VII and NJLAD, Survive Dismissal
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In Armstrong v. Aura Healthcare, LLC, No. 3:24-cv-723 (VAB), 2025 WL 357839 (D.Conn. Jan. 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff did not sufficiently allege a hostile work environment. From the decision: Ms. Armstrong alleges that she was subjected to an objectively hostile or abusive work environment, as she was subjected to hostile…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; “Idiot” Comment Insufficient
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In Ashley Newbury v. City of Niagara Falls, No. 23-7976-cv, 2025 WL 323340 (2d Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Superintendent DalPorto is…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Dismissal Affirmed; “Piece of Shit” Comment Insufficient
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In Ciotti v. City of New York et al, 23 Civ. 10279 (ER), 2025 WL 308022 (S.D.N.Y. January 27, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. After summarizing the black-letter…

Read More Sex- and Disability-Based Hostile work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged
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