Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged

In Quiles-Carrasquillo v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service, Civil No. 23-1468 (FAB), 2025 WL 25672 (D.Puerto Rico Jan. 3, 2025), the court, inter alia, adopted a Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation recommending the denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim pursuant to Title VII of the…

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In Ajala v. Limani 51, LLC, No. 153433/2023, 2024 WL 5169823 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 17, 2024), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment exists when the workplace is…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Court Cites Sex and Race-Based Comments
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In Troeger v. JetBlue Airways Corp., 2024 WL 5146185 (S.D.N.Y. December 17, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts as follows: Here, Troeger does not allege…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal Against JetBlue, Court Holds
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In Adeniji v. The City of New York, No. 152761/2022, 2024 WL 4939661 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff opposes this prong of…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include a History of Maltreatment and Denied Opportunities
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In Hatcher v. New York City Department of Education, 23-cv-3510 (NRM) (LB), 2024 WL 4333643 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a race-based hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…

Read More Speech Therapy Teacher Sufficiently Alleges Race-Based Hostile Work Environment, Court Holds
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In Clincy v. Packaging Corporation of America, No. 3:23-CV-547-CWR-LGI, 2024 WL 4311511 (S.D.Miss. Sept. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Generally speaking, there are two types of sexual harassment claims…

Read More Court Holds That Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment
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In Holmes v. Lloyd J. Austin, III, Civil Action No. 23-2415 (LLA), 2024 WL 4345829 (D.D.C. Sept. 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Ms. Holmes alleges that Major Sinclair perpetuated a…

Read More “Monkey” Comment Gives Rise to Actionable Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
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In Frey v. Northern Soy, Inc. et al, Case # 23-CV-6198-FPG, 2024 WL 4373767 (W.D.N.Y. Oct. 2, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Defendants also contend that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim for hostile work environment.3 See ECF No. 10-1…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Alleged Comments Included Remarks About Women’s Physical Attributes, Appearance, and Weight
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In Parham v. The City of New York, No. 450008/2021, 2024 WL 4373349 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 2, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: A racially hostile work environment under NYSHRL…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Derogatory References to Fried Chicken
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In Rivera v. The CSI Companies Inc., Case No: 8:24-cv-01450-WFJ-NHA, 2024 WL 4264839 (M.D.Fla. Sept. 23, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleged that she received “unwarranted and unwelcome sexual advances”…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Alleged Co-Worker’s Sexual Comments, Survives Dismissal
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