Employment Discrimination

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In Wurtz v. The Boeing Company, No. 4:25-CV-1609-ZMB, 2026 WL 2122941 (E.D. Mo. July 23, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under state law (the Missouri Human Rights Act). From the decision: To show harassment, Wurtz alleges that supervisors treated her poorly—for example, by accusing her of “stealing…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Accusation of “Stealing Time” and “Not Working Independently” Insufficient
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In Ouvrard v. Julien Farel, LLC, No. 161042/2020, 2026 WL 1590002 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s national origin discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges that defendants created a hostile work…

Read More National Origin (French) Discrimination Claims Dismissed; Neutral Policy Requiring English Only Was Not Discriminatory
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In Rosa v. Amalgamated Bank, No. 156572/2025, 2026 WL 2078979 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. July 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiffs pleaded that the alleged discriminatory conduct created a hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Whether Conduct Amounted to “Petty Slights” or “Trivial Inconveniences” Was Not Resolvable on a Motion to Dismiss
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In Perez v. Saltz, Mongeluzzi, & Bendesky, P.C., No. CV 25-2107, 2026 WL 2033187 (E.D. Pa. July 14, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges a hostile work environment…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Insufficiently Alleged; Dismissal Granted
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In Wisee v. WIS Int’l, 89 Misc. 3d 1213(A) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2026), the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s employment discrimination and retaliation claims. From the decision: Turning now to the merits of the claims, the plaintiff alleges that she was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against in connection with her employment,…

Read More Discrimination, Retaliation Claims Dismissed on Summary Judgment
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In Licea v. Illinois Cent. Ry. Co., No. 1:25-CV-08706, 2026 WL 2049497 (N.D. Ill. July 15, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff, a journeyman machinist, alleges that her foreman “verbally and sexually harassed” her. This…

Read More Court Dismisses Complaint Alleging Race & Sex Discrimination Under Title VII
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In Brenyah v. Columbia Hosp. Corp. of Bay Area, No. 25-40200, 2026 WL 2023814 (5th Cir. July 14, 2026), the court, inter alia, reversed a lower court’s award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C.…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Dismissal Reversed
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In Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart, Inc., No. 24-2055, 2026 WL 2015375 (10th Cir. July 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, reversed the district court’s award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the court held that plaintiff provided evidence that he…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Improperly Dismissed; District Court Disregarded Relevant Evidence
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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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