Hostile Work Environment

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In Morgan v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., 2023 WL 2027101 (N.D.W.Va. Feb. 15, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case illustrates the relatively high bar facing plaintiffs asserting, e.g., sexual harassment claims under Title VII, and…

Read More Sexual Harassment Allegations, Based on Alleged Inappropriate Comments by Union Representatives, Dismissed
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In Hill v. Denis McDonough, Secretary United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 2023 WL 2061246 (W.D.Mo. Feb. 16, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. After summarizing the “black letter” law, the court applied it to the facts as follows: Here, the summary judgment record, viewed…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Reference to “These People” Notwithstanding
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In Flaherty v. Lindsey S. Dixon et al, 2023 WL 2051861 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: The PSAC [Proposed Second Amended Complaint]’s allegations to support an inference of race discrimination are almost exclusively that Plaintiff is white and…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Negative Interactions” With Coworkers of Different Race Insufficient
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In Davis v. Cape May Prosecutor’s Office, Civ. No. 1:22-cv-00783-NLH-EAP, 2023 WL 1883327 (D.N.J. Feb. 10, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ sex-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In stating the “black letter” law applicable to such claims, the court…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Lewd Jokes, Criticism, Use of the Word “Bitches,” Etc.
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In Romano v. A360 Media, LLC, No. 1:20-cv-08988-LTS-OTW, 2023 WL 348459 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging a sex-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed, Notwithstanding Alleged “Unwanted Personal Questions”
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In a recent case, Pitter-Green v. NYU Langone Medical Center, No. 155386/2021, 2022 WL 17751149, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 34276(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 16, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based discriminatory discharge claims. It did, however, reject defendant’s attempt to invoke the so-called “same-actor inference”…

Read More “Same Actor Inference” Held Inapplicable, Yet Race Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against NYU Langone
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In Shaw v. University of Maryland, 2023 WL 1767455 (D.Md. Feb. 3, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. This case illustrates the level of factual specificity courts require when assessing such a claim based on a plaintiff’s allegations in their complaint. From the decision: Here, the Defendants…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Unasserted Contention, Dismissed
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In Aponte v. Clinton Street Pizza Inc., 2023 WL 1795189 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiffs’ application for a default judgment on their claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law. As to…

Read More Court Awards Plaintiffs Default Judgment on Claims of Sexual Harassment Against Clinton Street Pizza
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In Ferrell v. City of Wilmington et al, No. 21-1593-RGA, 2023 WL 1437765 (D.Del. Feb. 1, 2023), the court, inter alia, recommended that the court deny defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of a religion-based hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the court rejected defendants’…

Read More Pork in Pocket, Among Other Evidence, Supports Finding That Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Was Sufficiently Alleged
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In Ortiz v. Federal Bureau of Prisons et al, 2023 WL 1447920 (E.D.Cal. Feb. 1, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the “black letter” law governing this claim, the court applied it…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Yelling, Glaring, Etc. Insufficient
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