Sex / Gender Discrimination

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In Farmer v. Mizuho Securities USA LLC, No. 151348/24, 2026 WL 1291338 (N.Y. App. Div. May 12, 2026), the New York Appellate Division, First Department reversed the lower court’s decision, and reinstated plaintiff’s claims of gender discrimination and hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff’s…

Read More Applying the Continuing Violation Doctrine, the First Department Reinstates NYS & NYC Human Rights Law Gender Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Claybrook v. Freightliner of Arizona, LLC et al, No. 3:25-CV-00633, 2026 WL 1195852 (M.D. Tenn. May 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To succeed on a hostile…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Racial Harassment Allegations Deemed Pertinent to Pervasiveness
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In Rivkind v. Oracle America, Inc., No. CV 25-172, 2026 WL 1082138 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted 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: Count III asserts a sex-based hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Allegations of Being “Targeted” and “Belittled” Insufficient
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In Osinubi v. Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. et al, No. 1:25-CV-12262-JEK, 2026 WL 986193 (D. Mass. Apr. 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: A hostile work environment is one that is “ ‘pervaded by harassment or abuse, with the resulting intimidation, humiliation,…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged
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In Dunphy v. Giuliani, No. 650033/2023, 2026 WL 907841 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 30, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws on the grounds of jurisdiction (lack of connection to New York City) and timeliness. From the…

Read More Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Giuliani, Court Holds
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In Francesco Roberto Sebastiani v. Brooklyn Hospital Center et al, No. 19-CV-253 (EK)(ST), 2026 WL 820695 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim. In sum, plaintiff alleges that his ex-girlfriend sexually harassed him both during and outside of working hours. In…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Ways v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, No. TJS-25-69, 2026 WL 776070 (D. Md. Mar. 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion  for summary judgment dismissing her sex-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Plaintiff’s prima facie case of hostile work environment fails, and Defendant is entitled to summary judgment on…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged Comments Were Gender Neutral
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In Hines v. Leafguard Holdings Inc., No. 25-CV-00306-LKG, 2026 WL 776078 (D. Md. Mar. 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, the court declined to dismiss plaintiff’s race- and sex-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After dismissing plaintiff’s Pregnancy Discrimination Act discrimination claim, the court proceeded…

Read More Title VII Race and Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Nielsen v. Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Inc. et al, No. 4:24-CV-00579, 2026 WL 554525 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Initially, the court held that plaintiff…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Quid Pro Quo, Hostile Work Environment) Claims Dismissed
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In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sunrooms and More Design Center, Inc., No. CIV-24-01016-PRW, 2026 WL 483481 (W.D. Okla. Feb. 20, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized plaintiff’s allegations as follows: Shannon…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged, Court Finds
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