Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment

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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…

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In Phillips v. Fashion Institute of Technology et al, No. 23-375-cv, 2024 WL 1005500 (2d Cir. March 8, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, vacated a lower court’s summary judgment on her retaliatory hostile work environment claims against an individual defendant who, according to plaintiff, threatened to “kill” her.…

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In Wilson et al v. City of Greenville, Mississippi et al, No. 4:22CV64-GHD-DAS, 2023 WL 7021295 (N.D.Miss. Oct. 25, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to plaintiffs’ claims of retaliatory hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

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In Lloyd v. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, No. 2:19-cv-02775-JDW, 2023 WL 2940229 (E.D. Pa. April 13, 2023), the court, inter alia, upheld a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor on her “retaliatory hostile work environment” claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: It was reasonable for the…

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In Green v. Denis McDonough, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2022 WL 17330852 (W.D.Tex. Nov. 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim. Initially, the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a causal connection between his engaging in protected activity and the alleged harassment. On…

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In a recent case, Stevenson v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision et al, 2022 WL 179768 (W.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a retaliatory hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Defendants Sticht, Balcer, and Yehl assert that the Complaint lacks any plausible allegations…

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