Employment Discrimination

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In McGuirk v. Noom, Inc., No. CV 24-3715-BAH, 2026 WL 1983833 (D. Md. July 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, the Court concludes that McGuirk’s retaliation claim may stand on her complaint…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim, Based on Termination Following Complaint of Sexual Harassment, Survives Dismissal
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In Alcodray v. Michigan Department of Corrections & Sherman Campbell, No. 25-12122, 2026 WL 1984108 (E.D. Mich. July 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the ground that plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Plaintiff Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies at the EEOC
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In Miller v. Markwayne Mullin et al, No. 1:25-CV-00703-JRR, 2026 WL 1861955 (D. Md. June 29, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, Defendant argues all the alleged discrete discriminatory incidents…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Evidence, Including Monkey Emoji, Insufficient
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In Prager v. Lab’y Corp. of Am. Holdings, No. CV2323413 (MAS)(JBD), 2026 WL 1879303 (D.N.J. June 30, 2026), the court held that plaintiff failed to make out a hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To succeed on a hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Conduct Did Not Meet “Severe or Pervasive” Threshold
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In Hobson v. Green Finance Authority et al, No. CV 26-531 (JDB), 2026 WL 1878465 (D.D.C. June 30, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege a hostile work environment claim in violation of the D.C. Human Rights Act (which, the court explained, is evaluated under the same standard as under…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Conduct Was Not Tied to Protected Status, or “Severe” or “Pervasive”
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In Dobbins v. Rollins, No. 25-1465, 2026 WL 1813421 (8th Cir. June 24, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s award of summary judgment on plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim under the Rehabilitation Act. From the decision: Dobbins says her depression, anxiety, and PTSD disabled her and that she…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claim Properly Dismissed; Evidence Insufficient to Connect Objectionable Conduct to Plaintiff’s Disability, Rather Than Frustration With Tardiness and Absences
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In Beldock v. Soho House New York Inc., No. 158444/2023, 2026 WL 1880202 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 23, 2026), an employment discrimination case, the court granted defendant’s motion to strike portions of plaintiff’s complaint – specifically, correspondence between counsel – under § 3024(b). From the decision: Under CPLR § 3024(b), “a party may move to…

Read More Court Strikes Allegations, Pertaining to Legal Dispute Between Counsel, From Employment Discrimination Complaint
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In Small v. Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), No. 158315/2024, 2026 WL 1880199 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 23, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims are barred by the “election of remedies” doctrine under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: [The NYSHRL] provides that “any…

Read More Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Barred by Election-of-Remedies Doctrine
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In Amble v. City of Rockford Fire Dep’t., No. 3:22-CV-50196, 2026 WL 1846509 (N.D. Ill. June 26, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s constructive discharge claim. Among other things, plaintiff alleged that she was subjected to a conversation about oral sex, found pornography in the restroom, and…

Read More Constructive Discharge Claim Dismissed; While Work Environment May Have Been “Unhealthy,” It Was Not Sufficiently “Intolerable”
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In Kilvert v. City Winery, LLC, No. 161087/2024, 2026 WL 1847596 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 16, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint to add a claim of disability discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The standard for determining liability for discrimination-based…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Leave to Amend Complaint Granted
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