Sexual Harassment

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In Dawson v. CMA CGM (America), LLC, No. 3:25-CV-00901, 2026 WL 2455379 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Initially, the court summarized the law as follows: There are two types of…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Alleged Requests For Sexual Favors Occurred On Numerous Occasions Over a Period of Months
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In Glazman v. Citigroup, Inc., No. 8:26-CV-1522-TPB-AEP, 2026 WL 2253820 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 5, 2026), an employment discrimination case, the court, inter alia, held that the arbitration agreement in question was enforceable, and that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”) did not preclude its enforcement. The central issue in…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Insufficiently Alleged; Arbitration Agreement Not Precluded By EFAA
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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,…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Complaint Dismissed, Absent Evidence of Report of Harassment
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In Jordan v. Arthouse Hotel, Inc., No. 153129/2024, 2026 WL 2079021 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. July 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims for employment discrimination and assault & battery. The court summarized the facts as follows: Plaintiff Martha Jordan (“plaintiff) began working as a housekeeper for defendants at the Arthouse…

Read More Discrimination, Assault, & Battery Claims, Arising From Allegations of “Violent Assault” By Hotel Houseman, Survive Dismissal
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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 Kerim v. ABM Industries et al, No. 24-CV-5599 (MMG) (HJR), 2026 WL 2030769 (S.D.N.Y. July 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, recommended that the court grant the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”). From the decision: Even under the most liberal standard…

Read More EFAA Inapplicable, Motion to Compel Arbitration Granted
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In Sebastiani v. Brooklyn Hospital Center, No. 19-CV-253 (EK)(ST), 2026 WL 2031501 (E.D.N.Y. July 14, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for reconsideration of the lower court’s decision that plaintiff presented enough evidence to survive summary judgment on their hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims, Arising From Alleged Harassment By Ex-Girlfriend, Survives Summary Judgment; Motion for Reconsideration Denied
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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 Schiavoni v. Scott J. Marn et al, No. 1:24-CV-2090, 2026 WL 1601246 (N.D. Ohio June 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, since this claim was not administratively exhausted at the U.S. Equal Employment…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; Claims Not Administratively Exhausted at the EEOC
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