Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged

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In Smith v. CHR Medical Corporation et al, No. 3:22-cv-00743, 2023 WL 3065220 (M.D. Tenn. April 24, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims alleged under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (based on gender) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (based on…

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In Colavecchia v. South Side Area School District, 2023 WL 3043777 (W.D.Pa. April 21, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Under the first prong, a court may conclude that sexual…

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In Walker v. Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, 2023 WL 2428903 (D.Kan. March 9, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied 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: Defendant argues that the Court must dismiss this claim…

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In Stein v. Town of Greenburgh et al, No. 21-CV-05673 (PMH), 2023 WL 2432574 (S.D.N.Y. March 8, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here’s the core of court’s decision on that point: A claim…

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In a recent case, Mais v. Albemarle County School Board, Case No. 3:22-cv-51, 2023 WL 2143471 (W.D.Va. Feb. 21, 2023), the court explained why plaintiff sufficiently alleged a race-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Plaintiff has alleged enough facts to allow a jury to determine if the…

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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…

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In Stripling v. Ingram Barge Company, LLC, No. 3:21-cv-00654, 2022 WL 17475764 (M.D.Tenn. Dec. 6, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A prima facie claim for discrimination arising out sexual…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Hostile Work Environment) Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Court Rejects Defense Argument Focusing on “Discrete” Acts
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In Garcia v. Denver Health Medical Center, Civil Action No. 22-cv-01651-CNS-MEH, 2023 WL 22186 (D.Colo. January 3, 2023), the court, inter alia, found that plaintiff plausibly alleged her claim of “reverse” race discrimination, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be denied. From the decision: Plaintiff also claims that she suffered…

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In Klymn v. Monroe County Supreme Court et al, 2022 WL 16950048 (W.D.N.Y. Nov. 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted against a former New York State Supreme Court Judge. As to the sufficiency of the allegations, the court explained: Lastly, having…

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In Mera v. Milos HY, Inc., No. 150880/2022, 2022 WL 7613323, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 33462(U), 16 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 12, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Plaintiffs succeed…

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