FRCP 12(b)(6)

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In Garcia v. ECPI Univ. LLC, No. 2:25-CV-245, 2026 WL 66749 (E.D. Va. Jan. 8, 2026), the court held that plaintiff alleged a “sexual harassment dispute” under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA), and thus denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s claim under Title IX…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Stated Under Title IX; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied Under EFAA
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In Sheehan v. Everstory Partners et al, No. CV 24-6581, 2025 WL 3727863 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 23, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claims. As to one plaintiff, the court explained: Defendants argue that the Amended Complaint fails to allege the first element of a…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Ibrahim v. Marco A. Rubio, No. 1:24-CV-02915 (TNM), 2025 WL 3718637 (D.D.C. Dec. 23, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claim asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Ibrahim states a plausible ADEA claim. He is 65 years old. Compl. ¶ 47.…

Read More U.S. Embassy Employee Plausibly Alleges ADEA Age Discrimination Claim, Court Holds
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In White v. Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, No. 4:25-CV-00702-BSM, 2025 WL 3527401 (E.D. Ark. Dec. 9, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: Defendants’ motion to dismiss White’s ADA hostile work environment…

Read More ADA Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Dorsey v. Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Inc. et al, No. 6:25-CV-00952, 2025 WL 3263883 (W.D. La. Nov. 6, 2025), the court held that plaintiff failed to state a sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In order to establish a hostile working…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Disrespect” Insufficient
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In Elliff v. City of Mesa, No. CV-25-01146-PHX-JJT, 2025 WL 3237480 (D. Ariz. Nov. 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII prohibits employers covered by the Act from discriminating against an…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Conduct Towards Non-Employee Spouse
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In Ridenour v. Colectivo Coffee Roasters, Inc., No. 25 CV 2040, 2025 WL 2930795 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff, who worked as a coffee shop manager, alleges that…

Read More Employee Terminated After Helping Coworker File Incident Report Sufficiently Alleges Title VII Sex Discrimination Claim, Court Rules
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In Taylor v. PJ Cheese, Inc., No. 3:25CV355, 2025 WL 3215734 (E.D. Va. Nov. 18, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant Papa John’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Taylor states that he found the…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Discomfort, Tight spaces, and Some Unwanted Contact by Coworkers Insufficient
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In Brooks v. Chester Valley Golf Club, No. CV 25-761, 2025 WL 3210349 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 17, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex- and race-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: The last incident on which Plaintiff relies to support her allegation of a hostile work environment, and…

Read More Sex, Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Comments Allegedly Invoking the “Angry Black Woman” Stereotype, Dismissed
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In Weaver v. Shasta Servs., LLC, No. 2:25-CV-00910-MJH, 2025 WL 2977874 (W.D. Pa. Oct. 22, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Plaintiff brings age discrimination claims against Defendant under the ADEA and PHRA. Defendant argues that…

Read More ADEA Age Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; EEOC Administrative Remedy Exhausted
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