Sexual Harassment

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In Risner v. Thomas E. Creek VA Med. Ctr., No. 2:24-CV-202-Z-BR, 2025 WL 2899903 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the ground that plaintiff failed to “exhaust administrative remedies.” From…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Not Administratively Exhausted at the EEOC, Court Holds
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In Mera et al v. SA Hospitality Group, LLC et al, No. 23 CIV. 3492 (PGG) (SDA), 2025 WL 3202080 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 17, 2025) – in which plaintiff asserts claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, as well as wage & hour violations under the…

Read More EFAA Applies to Entire Case, Including Wage & Hour Claims; Motion to Compel Arbitration of FLSA & NYLL Claims Reversed
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In Swanson v. Chapman, No. CV 24-1622, 2025 WL 3153389 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 12, 2025), the court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To establish a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII, a plaintiff must…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Questioning Pace of Sexual Harassment Investigation Constituted “Protected Activity”
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In Einkorn v. UMortgage, No. CV 25-2546, 2025 WL 3023412 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 29, 2025), the court held that plaintiff did not allege a “sexual harassment dispute” within the meaning of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-402 (EFAA), such that the arbitration agreement she signed precluded…

Read More Non-Sexual Conduct Was Not “Sexual Harassment”; Arbitration Agreement Enforced
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In Doe v. BBH LLC, No. REDACTED, 2025 WL 2990777 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 1, 2025), the court granted the plaintiff’s motion to proceed under the pseudonym “Jane Doe.” From the decision: The presumption of openness in judicial proceedings is a foundational principle, ensuring transparency and accountability. However, this presumption is not absolute. Courts retain…

Read More Sexual Harassment Plaintiff May Proceed Under Pseudonym, Court Rules
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In Holsten v. Barclays Servs. LLC, No. 3:24CV844 (RCY), 2025 WL 2696991 (E.D. Va. Sept. 22, 2025), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a sex-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and, therefore, in accordance with the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied
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In Pizarro v. Quezada et al, No. 24-2422, 2025 WL 2865251 (2d Cir. Oct. 9, 2025) (Summary Order), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed a lower court order denying defendants’ motion seeking remittitur of the jury’s award of $1.75 million in compensatory (emotional distress) damages. In sum, plaintiff alleged…

Read More 2nd Circuit Upholds $1.75 Million Emotional Distress Award to Sexual Harassment Plaintiff
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In D’Agostino v. Detar, No. 952267/2023, 2025 WL 2896133 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Oct. 09, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: As it relates to Juilliard, Plaintiff’s claims against Juilliard pursuant to NYSHRL are…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Against Julliard Survive Dismissal
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In Boodoo v. AMP Home Care LLC, Civil Action No. 24-1056, 2025 WL 2840801 (W.D.Pa. Oct. 7, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant maintains that Plaintiff has…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included That Alleged Harasser Stated to Plaintiff “I Want to Fuck You”
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In Smith v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 24 Civ. 4633 (JPC), 2025 WL 2782484 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2025), the court held that a party invoking the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) must actually allege facts that constitute sexual harassment. Here, the plaintiff did not: To determine whether this…

Read More Non-Sexual Gender Discrimination Did Not Trigger EFAA’s Arbitration Bar
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