Race / Color Discrimination

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In Reed v. Remington Arms Co., Inc., No. 25-2886, 2026 WL 3024473 (8th Cir. Oct. 8, 2026), the court, inter alia, affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff’s race and sex-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the…

Read More Title VII Race, Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Properly Dismissed on Summary Judgment, 8th Circuit Rules
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In Domanic v. Christian Bros. Auto. Corp., No. 25-20486, 2026 WL 2934867 (5th Cir. Sept. 30, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal, by summary judgment, of a Jewish plaintiff’s discrimination claim asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The court summarized the facts, and procedural posture, as follows: Christian…

Read More Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of § 1981 Claim by Religious and Ethnic Jew Against Christian Auto Repair Business
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In Buckner v. AT&T Inc. et al, No. 4:25-CV-01569-JMD, 2026 WL 2793530 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 17, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: To establish a prima facie case for hostile work environment, a plaintiff must show: (1) she belongs to a protected…

Read More Single “Lynch Mob” Comment Insufficient to Plausibly Allege a Race-Based Hostile Work Environment, Court Rules
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In Byas v. Yonkers Public Schools, No. 23-CV-8437 (KMK), 2026 WL 2689831 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted 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: Plaintiff’s second cause of action is a hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Insults And Other Negative Comments Insufficient
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In Cunningham, Elisha v. R&E Automated Sys., LLC, No. 7:24-CV-6431-TMC, 2026 WL 2575487 (D.S.C. Sept. 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to one plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981.…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Alleged Overheard N-Word Use By Co-Worker, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Ballas v. Equis Research, No. 5:26-CV-01759-JMG, 2026 WL 2491776 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 24, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: A plaintiff may bring a hostile work environment claim under Section 1981, “reasoning that such an…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal Motion
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In Ballas v. Equis Research, No. 5:26-CV-01759-JMG, 2026 WL 2491776 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 24, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: A plaintiff may bring a hostile work environment claim under Section 1981, “reasoning that such an…

Read More Section 1981 Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Golden v. Presence Cent. & Suburban Hosps. Network, No. 25 C 5765, 2026 WL 2389628 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 17, 2026), the court held that plaintiff failed to plausibly allege discrimination or hostile work environment based on race or religion under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Golden is…

Read More Black, Christian Plaintiff’s Race & Religious Discrimination Claims Dismissed
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In Bates v. Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., No. 3:24-CV-01414, 2026 WL 2211556 (M.D. Tenn. July 31, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among other allegations was that another employee told plaintiff…

Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Rumor of “Slave” Comment Insufficient
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In Licea v. Illinois Cent. Ry. Co., No. 1:25-CV-08706, 2026 WL 2049497 (N.D. Ill. July 15, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff, a journeyman machinist, alleges that her foreman “verbally and sexually harassed” her. This…

Read More Court Dismisses Complaint Alleging Race & Sex Discrimination Under Title VII
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