Same-Sex Sexual Harassment

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In Kelly v. Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. et al, 25-cv-4776 (CM), 2025 WL 2709157 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 23, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021  (EFAA) applied to plaintiff’s entire case – which included her allegations of sexual harassment – and thus denied…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Made Out Under NYCHRL; EFAA Applied to Entire Case; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied
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In Franco v. City of New York et al, 19-CV-5905 (AMD) (CLP), 2025 WL 964014 (E.D.N.Y. March 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s discrimination (sexual harassment) claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). From the decision: The Second Circuit has held that under…

Read More Citing Evidence of Buttocks Grinding & Arm Caressing, Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment on Sexual Harassment Claim
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In a recent case, Glapion v. Saks Fifth Avenue, LLC, No. 24-2232, 2025 WL 506649 (E.D.La. Feb. 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To state a claim for hostile work…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based in Part on Alleged Harassment by Customer, Survives Dismissal
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In Lanier v. Wise County et al, Civil Action No. 4:23-cv-01241-O, 2024 WL 4536468 (N.D.Tex. Oct. 21, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of same-sex sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Fifth Circuit has established a two-step process…

Read More Applying Fifth Circuit Law, Court Dismisses Title VII Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Claim
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In Delagrange v. Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, Inc., 1:20-CV-451-HAB, 2022 WL 3081978 (N.D.Ind. Aug. 3, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s same-sex sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the black-letter law on this issue, arising from U.S. Supreme Court precedent, as follows: Same-sex harassment…

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In Burke v. Jose Luis Villa, Sadrac Louis, Bonefish Grill et al, No. 19-CV-2957, 2021 WL 5591711 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 30, 2021), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s same-sex sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to whether the harassment was “severe or…

Read More Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In Agosto v. New York City Department of Education et al, 2020 WL 7086060 (2d Cir. Dec. 4, 2020), the court, inter alia, affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff high school teacher’s same-sex sexual harassment/hostile work environment claim based on the alleged conduct of the principal (Ureña). In support of his claim that he suffered a…

Read More Same-Sex Hostile Work Environment/Sexual Harassment Claim Against NYCDOE Properly Dismissed
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In Nachmany v. FXCM, Inc., 2020 WL 178413, at *6–7 (S.D.N.Y., 2020), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s sexual harassment claims. Here, since plaintiff and the alleged harasser are both male, the plaintiff was required to “sufficiently allege claims for same-sex harassment.” In analyzing plaintiff’s claim, the court explained and applied the framework articulated by…

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In Santiago v. Bernard F. Dowd, Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 30791(U) (NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. 160442/13, April 18, 2017) (J. Jaffe), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of same-sex hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York City Human Rights Law. Plaintiff, a funeral director, presented evidence…

Read More “Corpse Genitalia” Sexual Harassment Case Survives Summary Judgment
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In Sanderson-Burgess v. City of New York, 2016 NY Slip Op 32007(U) (NY Sup. Ct. Qns. Cty. 700149/2011, Sept. 8, 2016) [Google Scholar version], the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s various claims, including for hostile work environment sexual harassment, aiding and abetting, and retaliation.[1]Court records indicate that plaintiff has filed a Notice of…

Read More Court Dismisses NYPD Nurse’s Same-Sex Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Case
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