Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged Archives

May 6, 2026 by mjpospis

Title VII Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal

In Guardada v. Kiss Distribution Corp. et al, No. 25CV649 (EP) (JRA), 2026 WL 1078770 (D.N.J. Apr. 21, 2026), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Third Circuit recognizes, as a separate cause of…

Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Against Walmart and Individual Defendants, Court Holds

In Eberra v. Walmart Associates, Inc. et al, No. 25-2307-DDC-ADM, 2026 WL 555378 (D. Kan. Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: The court thus starts by determining whether plaintiff has stated a plausible retaliatory-hostile-work-environment claim.…