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In Blough v. BCD Travel USA, LLC, No. CV 23-1979, 2026 WL 1532946 (W.D. Pa. June 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s claim of gender-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To establish a hostile…

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In Thomasson v. State ex rel. Bd. of Regents of Nevada Sys. of Higher Educ., No. 3:25-CV-00611-MMD-CLB, 2026 WL 1346640 (D. Nev. May 13, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant moves to dismiss…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Complaint Dismissed For Failure to Satisfy Rule 8’s “Short and Plain Statement” Requirement
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In Brown v. CBS News, Inc., No. 152570/2025, 2026 WL 1348982 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, summarized and applied the law governing the geographic applicability of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. It summarized the black-letter law as follows: The NYSHRL and NYCHRL each separately prohibit employment…

Read More Court Dismisses NYS and NYC Human Rights Law Claims on Subject Matter Jurisdiction Grounds; Relevant Conduct Occurred Outside New York
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In Davis v. Wawa, No. 25-2550, 2026 WL 1298513 (3d Cir. May 12, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s order granting summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment. From the decision: To establish a hostile work environment claim based on sexual harassment, a…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Dismissal Affirmed; Single Touching Incident Insufficient
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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…

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