In Thomas v. The Arbor Co., No. CV 26-CV-0149, 2026 WL 1329832 (E.D. Pa. May 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: to plead a hostile work environment claim, a plaintiff…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim DismissedIn White v. Harvard Security, LLC, No. 25-CV-0622, 2026 WL 1413549 (E.D. Pa. May 19, 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: Title VII provides in relevant part that, “it shall be…
Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim DismissedIn Sylvester v. Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College Board of Supervisors, No. 6:24-CV-01114, 2026 WL 1389854 (W.D. La. May 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Single Incident Was Insufficiently “Severe”In Davis v. Wawa, No. 25-2550, 2026 WL 1298513 (3d Cir. May 12, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s order granting summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment. From the decision: To establish a hostile work environment claim based on sexual harassment, a…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Dismissal Affirmed; Single Touching Incident InsufficientIn Damptey v. Truist Bank, No. 6:26-CV-00050, 2026 WL 1358740 (W.D. Va. May 14, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging a race-based hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision illustrates the context-specific analysis required in these types of cases. From…
Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Use of Term “Cotton Picking” InsufficientIn Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm’n v. FCA US, L.L.C., No. 25-CV-10174, 2026 WL 1333761 (E.D. Mich. May 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a sex-based hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and therefore denied defendant’s motion to dismiss and/or for…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Alleged Touching, Leering, and Sexual Comments Survives DismissalIn Farmer v. Mizuho Securities USA LLC, No. 151348/24, 2026 WL 1291338 (N.Y. App. Div. May 12, 2026), the New York Appellate Division, First Department reversed the lower court’s decision, and reinstated plaintiff’s claims of gender discrimination and hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff’s…
Read More Applying the Continuing Violation Doctrine, the First Department Reinstates NYS & NYC Human Rights Law Gender Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Matthews v. United Airlines, Inc. et al, No. 2:25-CV-12895 (BRM) (LDW), 2026 WL 1283854 (D.N.J. May 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of sex-based discrimination and hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD).…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Continuing Violation Doctrine Applied to Connect Sexual Harassment to TerminationIn Leshchenko v. Go New York Tours, Inc., No. 162179/2025, 2026 WL 1269950 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 04, 2026), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual orientation-based discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the facts as follows: Plaintiff, who is gay, began working…
Read More Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included Relocating Gay Plaintiff to Close Proximity of Coworker Who Used Homophobic SlurIn Epifani v. State of New Mexico et al, 2026 WL 1261122 (D.N.M. May 8, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a disability-based hostile work environment claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: Plaintiff’s complaint includes certain factual allegations that arguably pertain to her ADA hostile work…
Read More ADA Disability, But Not Title VII National Origin, Hostile Work Environment Survives Dismissal