Hostile Work Environment

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In Pitter–Green v NYU Langone Medical Center, No. 1385, 155386/21, 2023-00123, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 00283, 2024 WL 234902 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Jan. 23, 2024), the court affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Defendant…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Dismissal Affirmed; “One Offensive Remark” Held Insufficient
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In Eliav v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation et al, 2024 WL 196477 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 18 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to allege a religion-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff has adequately alleged that he subjectively perceived the work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Comments Deemed “Petty Slights”
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In Anderson v. City of New York, 2024 WL 183103 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims. As to plaintiff’s claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the court explained: Plaintiff alleges after FDNY assigned her to the morning shift,…

Read More FDNY Paramedic’s Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed
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In Santiago et al v. The City of New York, No. 159551/2021, 2024 WL 144971 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 12, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss (some) plaintiffs’ claims of sex-based hostile work environment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In sum,…

Read More Female Plaintiffs’ Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Arising From Sexual Harassment by Inmates, Survive Dismissal
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In De Piero v. Pennsylvania State University et al, CIVIL ACTION NO. 23-2281, 2024 WL 128209 (E.D.Pa. January 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42…

Read More White Penn State Professor Sufficiently Alleges Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Nuñez-Renck v. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 2023 WL 8464950 (N.D.Tex. Dec. 6, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is instructive as to what a complaint alleging a hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Mere Reference to “Harassment” Insufficient
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In Jenes v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, SA-22-CV-00740-OLG, 2023 WL 8582600 (W.D.Tex. Dec. 11, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of discrimination based on sex (female) and national origin (Russian) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff has adequately pleaded an adverse employment…

Read More Title VII Discrimination Claims, Based on Sex and National Origin (Russian), Survives Dismissal, Court Rules
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In a recent case, Stevenson v. United Animal Health, Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-00509-TWP-CSW, 2023 WL 9040111 (S.D.Ind. Dec. 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim for a sex-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A hostile work environment…

Read More Citing “Bitch” Comments, Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim
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In Clark v. Sampson Regional Medical Center, Incorporated, NO. 5:22-CV-529-FL, 2023 WL 8654920 (E.D.N.C. Dec. 14, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race & sex-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After reciting the elements that a plaintiff must allege to…

Read More Alleged Harassment by CEO Sufficiently Stated Claim for Race, Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
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In Hanks v. City of Syracuse, 2023 WL 8889764 (2d Cir. Dec. 26, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s race discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized plaintiff’s allegations as follows:…

Read More 2d Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Black Police Officer’s Race-Based Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims
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