Employment Discrimination

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In Kukreja v. Scientific Systems Company et al, 24-CV-1364 (SFR), 2025 WL 1549071 (D.Conn. May 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In sum, plaintiff alleged that he incurred injuries while on a work trip, and that (for…

Read More Citing Timely Termination, Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Wallace v. Cheng, No. 159691/2023, 2025 WL 1116760 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: By decision and order dated May 12, 2022, the federal district…

Read More Federal Court Factual Findings Warrant Dismissal of New York State, City Human Rights Law Race Discrimination Claims
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In O’Reilly v. The Institute For Cancer Research, 2025 WL 1534969 (E.D.Pa. May 29, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when an employee experiences…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Wallace v. Mary Baldwin University, 2025 WL 1409860 (4th Cir. May 15, 2025), the court affirmed the lower court’s orders dismissing, for failure to state a claim, her complaints raising claims of sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A plaintiff can establish a…

Read More Title VII Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Properly Dismissed, 4th Circuit Holds
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In Fields v. Louis DeJoy, in his official capacity as Postmaster General of the United States, Case No.: 7:24-cv-01182-RDP, 2025 WL 1436563 (N.D.Ala. May 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Protopappas v. Trustees of the Spence School, Inc., No. 158193/2024, 2025 WL 1422502 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for plaintiff to provide a “more definite statement” of what is set forth in their complaint. From the decision: Defendants contend that plaintiff’s complaint is…

Read More Court Denies Motion for More Definite Statement of Employment Discrimination Complaint
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In Lobosco v. City of New York, No. 152196/2024, 2025 WL 1446815 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In her complaint, plaintiff “details a pervasive…

Read More Sex Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims Against City of New York Survive Dismissal
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In Bookhart, Tyrell v. Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Centers, Inc., No. 1:25-cv-00334, 2025 WL 1439574 (M.D.Pa. May 19, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: As an initial matter, the Court finds that Plaintiff…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Court Cites Comments About Plaintiff’s Appearance and Attire
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In McCrorey v. City of Philadelphia, 2025 WL 1392164 (3d Cir. May 14, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, inter alia, vacated a lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). In particular, the decision is instructive as to how courts…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Resurrected From Summary Judgment Dismissal in Light of New Muldrow Standard
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In Couch v. City of Virginia Beach, ACTION NO. 2:22cv196, 2025 WL 672733 (E.D.Va. March 3, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: In determining whether alleged actions are “sufficiently severe or pervasive,” courts…

Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Yelling, Criticism, Changing Job Duties Insufficient
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