Hostile Work Environment

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In Dalton, Tamika v. Sweet Honey Tea, Inc. and Darrell DeShazer, No. 23 CV 01793, 2023 WL 8281524 (N.D.Ill. Nov. 30, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and local (state) law. From the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Unwanted Sexual Advances Leading to Constructive Discharge
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In Luo v. AIK Renovation Inc. et al, 23-cv-5878 (LJL), 2023 WL 8113437 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged hostile work environment claims based on his Chinese descent, and denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. After determining that plaintiff sufficiently allege disparate treatment, the court evaluated his hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Arising From Anti-Chinese and Anti-Black Slurs, Survive Dismissal
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In Kayode v. Merrick B. Garland, Case No. 1:22-cv-03802 (TNM), 2023 WL 8083638 (D.D.C. Nov. 21, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here, in sum, plaintiff alleged that she was treated in a “rude”, “offensive”, and…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Supervisor’s Conduct, “Barely” Survives Dismissal
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In Eustache v Board of Education of City School District of City of New York, No. 153619/19, 2022-01128, 998, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 05684, 2023 WL 7497614 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Nov. 14, 2023), the court, inter alia, modified a lower court order, to deny the Department of Education’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race- and sex-discrimination…

Read More Race Discrimination, Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against NYC Board of Education
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In Mesbah v. University of Louisville, Civil Action No. 3:22-CV-567-CHB, 2023 WL 6050232 (W.D.Ky. Sept. 15, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. As to whether the alleged…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Date Requests, Inappropriate Touching, and Staring
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In Sunkins v. Hampton Roads Connector Partners, No. 2:23cv91, 2023 WL 7411761 (E.D.Va. Nov. 9, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiff’s allegations are based on alleged sexual comments made to her by…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included Supervisor’s Direct Sexual Proposition Following Complaint
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In Ayers v. Infinity Dental Management LLC, 2023 WL 7386676 (E.D.Pa. Nov. 8, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Because Ayers asserts that he was terminated from his employment, he has satisfied the adverse…

Read More Failure to Allege Membership in Protected Class Dooms Wrongful Termination, Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Alatorre v. Ole Mexican Foods, Inc., Case No. CIV-21-01057-JD, 2023 WL 7308117 (W.D.Okla. Nov. 6, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and thus denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. From the decision: Here, Alatorre has pled…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Sexual Comments and Attempted Touching
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In Wilson v. Ciocca Muncy Ho Inc., No. 4:23-CV-00765, 2023 WL 6449425 (M.D.Pa. Oct. 3, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff administratively exhausted certain claims, but not others, in her charge filed at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In sum, plaintiff alleges that she experienced sex discrimination (including sexual harassment), racial…

Read More Claims, Including For Sex Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment, Were Administratively Exhausted at the EEOC, Court Holds
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In Williams v. Inspira Health Network, 2023 WL 7151222 (D.N.J. Oct. 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant argues that “[s]ummary judgment on Plaintiff’s NJLAD and Title…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Complaint Dismissed; Alleged Comments and Touching Hair Was Not “Severe” or “Pervasive”
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