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 DismissedIn Syed v. Hellman & Friedman LLC, No. 165736/2025, 2026 WL 2354385 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Aug. 05, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination and hostile work environment, but denied its motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation, under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the…
Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Demotion Occurred Less Than One Month After Complaints About Muslim-Based HarassmentIn Bergin v. New York State Unified Ct. Sys., No. 25-721, 2026 WL 2035593 (2d Cir. July 15, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the standard for failure-to-accommodate-religion claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In the past, our Circuit assessed whether…
Read More Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for Religious Accommodation Claims Under Title VIIIn Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., No. 24-3789, 2026 WL 1813213 (9th Cir. June 24, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiffs’ religion-based discrimination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, finding that there existed a genuine dispute…
Read More 9th Circuit Resurrects Title VII Religion-Based Discrimination Claims Against Alaska Airlines From Summary Judgment DismissalIn Osei v. The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center et al, No. 25-CV-3893 (NGG) (JRC), 2026 WL 1133246 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s religion-based discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), and the…
Read More Title VII Religion-Based Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterIn Neel v. New York University, No. 655743/2023, 2026 WL 623701 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 26, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To state a claim for discrimination under NYSRHL and NYCHRL a plaintiff…
Read More Religion-Based Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against New York UniversityIn Watkins v. Wesley Homes, No. 2:25-CV-00290-LK, 2026 WL 353262 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII makes it “an unlawful employment practice for an employer…to discriminate against…
Read More Title VII Religious Discrimination, Constructive Discharge Claims DismissedIn Alfonzo Walker, Jr. v. Beau Rivage Resorts, LLC, No. 1:24CV386-LG-RPM, 2025 WL 346018 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 2, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s religious discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII makes it unlawful for employers “to discriminate…
Read More Muslim, Terminated For Placing a Religious Sign on Locker, Sufficiently Alleges Title VII Religious Discrimination ClaimIn Yehoshua v. Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority et al, No. 21-CV-4055 (FB) (RML), 2025 WL 3251032 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s clams of a religion-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From…
Read More Title VII Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Against NYC Transit Authority Dismissed on Summary JudgmentIn Singh v. Accutime Watch Corp., 24-CV-8007 (JPO), 2025 WL 2916135 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint asserting a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York…
Read More National Origin, Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on “Disproportionate Workload”, Dismissed