Sexual Harassment

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In Matthews v. United Airlines, Inc. et al, No. 2:25-CV-12895 (BRM) (LDW), 2026 WL 1283854 (D.N.J. May 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of sex-based discrimination and hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD).…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Continuing Violation Doctrine Applied to Connect Sexual Harassment to Termination
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In ANGELA MARIE KING, Plaintiff, v. KOCH AG & ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC, Defendant., No. CV 25-1017-KHV, 2026 WL 1066935 (D. Kan. Apr. 20, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on her hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision.…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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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 Caicedo v. BTB 27th Inc., No. 150299/2019, 2026 WL 1047065 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Apr. 16, 2026), the court, upon defendant’s default, assessed the damages sought by plaintiff on her claims of sexual harassment and race-based harassment, and awarded plaintiff $150,000 in compensatory/emotional distress damages, and $250,000 in punitive damages, under the New York City…

Read More Sexual Harassment, Race-Based Harassment Victim Awarded $150,000 Emotional Distress, $250,000 Punitive Damages, to Plaintiff on Defendant’s Default
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In Mendizabal v. Faria Meat Market LLC, No. 26-CV-062-JJM-AEM, 2026 WL 1025374 (D.R.I. Apr. 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: Ms. Mendizabal also claims that she was subject to a hostile work environment when she was subjected to unwelcome sexual…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Continues; Continuing Violation Doctrine Applied
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In Strozier v. Winn-Dixie, No. 7:24-CV-1452-EGL, 2026 WL 907084 (N.D. Ala. Apr. 2, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII prohibits hostile work environment sexual harassment. To establish…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Alleged “Offensive and Annoying” Conduct Was Not Sufficiently “Severe or Pervasive”
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In O’Donnell v. Magazzino Italian Art Foundation et al, No. 25-CV-2918 (JGLC), 2026 WL 880646 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2026), the court – applying the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFAA”) – denied defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and stay the action. In sum, plaintiff asserts retaliation claims under Title…

Read More Applying EFAA, Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration of Male Plaintiff’s Retaliation Claims Arising From Complaints About Treatment of Women
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In Waiguchu v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, No. 1:25-CV-7443-GHW, 2026 WL 892069 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff did not plausibly plead conduct constituting sexual harassment for purposes of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA). In reaching this conclusion, the court…

Read More Allegations of Differential Treatment Based on Sex Was Not “Sexual Harassment” Sufficient to Trigger the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
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In Meyvi Concepcion Rivas Orantes v. D & J Export Inc. et al, No. 24-CV-08423-LDH-RML, 2026 WL 885231 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of quid pro quo sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claims Dismissed; No “Link” Between Rejection of Sexual Advance and Termination
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In Shaw v. Salesforce, Inc., No. 25-CV-01372-PAB-STV, 2026 WL 787990 (D. Colo. Mar. 20, 2026), the court, inter alia, rejected plaintiff’s contention that she was not required to arbitrate her hostile work environment claim, under the Ending Forced Arbitration Agreements Act (“EFAA”). After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to the facts as…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Must Be Arbitrated; EFAA Did Not Apply
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