Hostile Work Environment

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In Paschall v. Tube Processing Corporation, 2022 WL 775413 (7th Cir. March 15, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among other things, plaintiff alleged that a male co-worker made sexual/obscene…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Hostile Work Environment) Claim Dismissal Affirmed; Co-Worker’s Harassment Not Imputable to Employer
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In Gangadharan v. GNS Goods and Services, et al, 18-cv-7342, 2022 WL 824135 (E.D.N.Y. March 18, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment on her claims of religion and gender-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include “Muslim Bitch” Comments
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In Malone v. TDMW Management Inc., No. 5:21-cv-180, 2022 WL 507436 (N.D.Ala. Feb. 18, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff did not state a plausible sexual harassment (hostile work environment) claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and therefore denied plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment as to this…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment (Hostile Work Environment) Claim Not Plausibly Alleged; Three Instances of Harassment Insufficient
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In Miles v. Pepsico et al, 20-cv-1591, 2022 WL 798272 (N.D.N.Y. March 16, 2022), a case arising from allegations of a racially discriminatory workplace – asserted by one African American plaintiff and two of his Caucasian co-workers – the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims for (1) intentional infliction of emotional distress, (2)…

Read More Racially Discriminatory Workplace Allegations May Not Proceed Under “Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress” Theory; Negligence Claims Barred by NY Workers’ Compensation Law
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In Montiel v. Degeorgio, No. 155126/2019, 2022 WL 783951 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss employment discrimination claims asserted by plaintiff under the New York City and State Human Rights Laws. Among other things, plaintiff – a 38 year-old Hispanic male employed as…

Read More Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Boat Basin Café
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In Litten v. GM Components Holdings, LLC, 2022 WL 706971 (W.D.N.Y. March 9, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim – based on her status as a Native American – asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case is, unfortunately, yet another that serves as an…

Read More “Dirty Indian” Comment Insufficient to Support Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
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In Omyla v. Smiletech, Inc., No. 517483/2021, 2022 WL 524944 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Kings County Feb. 14, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied the individual defendant’s (Ifraim Agababayev) motion to dismiss discrimination and harassment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In this case, plaintiff (a dental technician) asserts causes…

Read More Discrimination, Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Individual Defendant, Court Holds
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In Diaz v. Champion Parking Corp., No. 151477/2021, 2022 WL 617009 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 02, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims for “quid pro quo” and hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Stated Against Champion Parking Corp.
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In McKinney v. State of New York et al, 19-CV-3920, 2022 WL 602970 (S.D.N.Y. March 1, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s (a correction officer) race-based hostile work environment claim. The court summarized the “black letter” law of this claim as follows: To state a hostile work environment claim, Plaintiff must show that Defendants’…

Read More Off-Premises Conduct Did Not Give Rise to Racially Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
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In Wilkins v. United Parcel Service, Inc. d/b/a UPS et al, 19-cv-8180, 2022 WL 597431 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is a good example…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Survives Summary Judgment Against UPS
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