Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged

In Kayode v. Merrick B. Garland, Case No. 1:22-cv-03802 (TNM), 2023 WL 8083638 (D.D.C. Nov. 21, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here, in sum, plaintiff alleged that she was treated in a “rude”, “offensive”, and…

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In Sunkins v. Hampton Roads Connector Partners, No. 2:23cv91, 2023 WL 7411761 (E.D.Va. Nov. 9, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiff’s allegations are based on alleged sexual comments made to her by…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included Supervisor’s Direct Sexual Proposition Following Complaint
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In Alatorre v. Ole Mexican Foods, Inc., Case No. CIV-21-01057-JD, 2023 WL 7308117 (W.D.Okla. Nov. 6, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and thus denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. From the decision: Here, Alatorre has pled…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Sexual Comments and Attempted Touching
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In Spencer v. Global Innovative Group, LLC, 17 Civ. 7604 (PGG) (BCM), 2023 WL 6633860 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 12, 2023), the court declined to adopt a Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation that plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim be dismissed. This decision – and in particular, its thorough evaluation and analysis of pertinent case law (both within…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Single Use of the “N-Word”, Survives Dismissal
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In Brown v. Ferrara Candy Company, No. 22 CV 04875, 2023 WL 6519973 (N.D.Ill. Oct. 5, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of (race or sexual orientation based) hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The key allegation supporting…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal; Carrying of Weapons Factored Into Decision
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In Kekovic v. Titan Motor Group LLC, 22-CV-2142, 2023 WL 6385712 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims. Plaintiff, who identifies as a white male, is married to a black, African American man, and thus asserts “associational discrimination” claims based on this marriage.…

Read More “Associational Discrimination” Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal Against Titan Motor Group
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In Herman v. City of New York et al, 21-cv-6295 (ALC), 2023 WL 6386887 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment, based on his Jewish religion, under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff alleges that…

Read More Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based in Part on Single Anti-Semitic Remark, Survive Dismissal
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In Garduno v. Capable Controls, Inc., No. 23 CV 2549, 2023 WL 6276564 (N.D.Ill. Sept. 26, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In this case, plaintiff alleged that shortly after starting work, she discovered that one…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Pornography Viewing in the Office, Survives Dismissal
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In Myrtil v. Serra Chevrolet, LLC, Case No. 2:22-cv-02595-MSN-tmp, 2023 WL 6367667 (W.D.Tenn. Sept. 29, 2023), the court, inter alia, adopted a Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of a hostile work environment (based on national origin) in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More National Origin-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged
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In Mayorga v. Ira Greenberg, NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, 22-CV-387 (AMD) (RML), 2023 WL 6307994 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination (based on gender, sexual orientation, race and national origin), constructive discharge, and hostile work environment sexual harassment under the…

Read More Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
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