Sex / Gender Discrimination

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In Liedtke v. City of Austin, No. 25-50717, 2026 WL 2225275 (5th Cir. Aug. 3, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, inter alia, reversed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s sex-based discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: If…

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In Kosiba v. Dental Associates, PC, No. 2:24-CV-12069-TGB-EAS, 2026 WL 2211548 (E.D. Mich. July 31, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment and sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After concluding that plaintiff had abandoned these claims,…

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In Lockett v. USIC Locating Services, LLC, No. 25-CV-2130-TC, 2026 WL 2184963 (D. Kan. July 29, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII “does not establish a general…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In Isasi v. Department of Education of the City of New York et al, No. 21-CV-03298 (NCM) (JAM), 2026 WL 2150180 (E.D.N.Y. July 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiff based…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed on Summary Judgment; Allegedly Sexist Group Chat Messages Held Insufficient
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In Perez v. Saltz, Mongeluzzi, & Bendesky, P.C., No. CV 25-2107, 2026 WL 2033187 (E.D. Pa. July 14, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges a hostile work environment…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Insufficiently Alleged; Dismissal Granted
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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…

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In Brisita v. City University of New York, No. 160802/2022, 2026 WL 2017701 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 30, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of discrimination based on sex, marital status, and pregnancy. From the decision: It is undisputed that plaintiff was employed as Higher Education Officer for The City College…

Read More Sex, Marital Status, Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Dismissed Against CUNY
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In Haghnegahdar v. Old Dominion University, No. 2:25-CV-799, 2026 WL 1878607 (E.D. Va. June 30, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sex0based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The plaintiff alleges that ODU’s conduct—hiring her via a formal…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Conduct Did Not Interfere With Plaintiff’s Ability to Do Her Job
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In Amble v. City of Rockford Fire Dep’t., No. 3:22-CV-50196, 2026 WL 1846509 (N.D. Ill. June 26, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s constructive discharge claim. Among other things, plaintiff alleged that she was subjected to a conversation about oral sex, found pornography in the restroom, and…

Read More Constructive Discharge Claim Dismissed; While Work Environment May Have Been “Unhealthy,” It Was Not Sufficiently “Intolerable”
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In Clark v. CDR Maguire Inc., No. 2:24-CV-978-KCD-KRH, 2026 WL 1596217 (M.D. Fla. June 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is instructive on how courts apply the “Faragher Ellerth” affirmative…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed Upon Application of Faragher-Ellerth Defense
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