Sexual Harassment

by

In Bhuiyan v. Department of Treasury, 2025 WL 79634 (S.D.Ohio Jan. 13, 2025), the court adopted a Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation granting 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: “Sexual harassment that results in a ‘hostile…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed, Buttcrack Exposure Notwithstanding
Share This:
by

In Rios v. Max Mara USA Inc. et al, No. 23-CV-9839 (LAP), 2025 WL 66502 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c)) on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Pretend Breast “Motorboating” Insufficiently “Severe”
Share This:
by

In Woo v. The City of New York, No. 161109/2022, 2025 WL 65869 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 8, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment claims. From the decision: The issue in a quid pro quo sexual harassment case brought…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Included That Punitive Assignments Followed Drink Request Refusal
Share This:
by

In Qorrolli v. Metropolitan Dental Associates, 2024 WL 5194887 (2d Cir. Dec. 23, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the lower court’s award of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation, on the ground that plaintiff did not engage in “protected activity.” From the decision: Finally,…

Read More Rejection of Sexual Advances Did Not Constitute “Protected Activity” For Retaliation Claim, 2nd Circuit Holds
Share This:
by

In Bennett v. State, No. 152438/2023, 2024 WL 4896499 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 21, 2024), the court denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment against defendant on plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. This decision illustrates the general principle that courts are reluctant to grant summary judgment at a stage in…

Read More Cuomo Sexual Harassment Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied
Share This:
by

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, P.C. et al, 24-cv-2105 (LJL), 2024 WL 4866450 (SDNY Nov. 21, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The complaint contains several paragraphs of conduct alleged to constitute…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Focus on Plaintiff’s, But Not Male Employees’, Appearances
Share This:
by

In Mazzuchelli v. Immutable Pty. Ltd and Lightsource Global, 23-cv-7885 (NSR), 2024 WL 4817535 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 18, 2024), 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. The court summarized and applied the law as follows: A…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Alleged “Graphic Sexual Discussions” and “Sexual Overtures” Notwithstanding
Share This:
by

In Allen v. New York State et al, 2:24-cv-02800 (JS) (JMW), 2024 WL 4654220 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 1, 2024), the court denied defendants’ motion to stay this action in which plaintiff asserts claims of hostile work environment, sexual harassment, and retaliation. After summarizing the legal standard and the factors considered by courts – namely, “(1) whether…

Read More Court Declines to Stay Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Case
Share This:
by

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
Share This:
by

In Jesenia Villalobos v. Merrill Lynch, No. CV-24-02139-PHX-JJT, 2024 WL 4566852 (D.Ariz. Oct. 24, 2024), the court dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts: In this case, the conduct complained of by Plaintiff was…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Expressed Romantic Interest Was Not Sufficiently “Severe”
Share This: