Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In Konate v. Actalent, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-4210 (ZNQ) (JBD), 2025 WL 289212 (D.N.J. Jan. 24, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of pregnancy discrimination. As to plaintiff’s claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Law of 1964 – after explaining the black-letter law applicable to this…

Read More Pregnancy-Based Discriminatory Termination Claims, Under Title VII and NJLAD, Survive Dismissal
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In Armstrong v. Aura Healthcare, LLC, No. 3:24-cv-723 (VAB), 2025 WL 357839 (D.Conn. Jan. 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff did not sufficiently allege a hostile work environment. From the decision: Ms. Armstrong alleges that she was subjected to an objectively hostile or abusive work environment, as she was subjected to hostile…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed; “Idiot” Comment Insufficient
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In Vannier v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Services et al, 2025 WL 345807 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff – a transgender man who worked…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Include Assignment to Unsuitable Workspace
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In Puris v. TikTok Inc., 24cv944 (DLC), 2025 WL 343905 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment (sexual harassment) claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Against TikTok Survive Dismissal
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In Ashley Newbury v. City of Niagara Falls, No. 23-7976-cv, 2025 WL 323340 (2d Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Superintendent DalPorto is…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Dismissal Affirmed; “Piece of Shit” Comment Insufficient
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In Ronen, Matthew v. Redroute, Inc. et al, 21-CV-2732 (RPK) (RML), 2025 WL 296551 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of “associational discrimination” asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Ronen has adequately pleaded a claim for discrimination based on association…

Read More Husband’s Associational Discrimination Claim, Based on Wife’s Pregnancy, Survives Dismissal
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In Simms v. The State of Maryland Office of the Attorney General For Maryland, 2025 WL 213965 (D.Md. Jan. 16, 2025), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: The Court need not decide whether Plaintiff has adequately alleged facts sufficient to “impos[e] liability on the employer” for…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Allegations of Staring and Stalking Insufficient
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In Alston v. New York City Department of Education, 24 Civ. 0009 (DEH), 2025 WL 104407 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discriminatory termination claims. The court explained and applied the so-called “cat’s paw” theory of liability. From the decision: Plaintiff’s various employment discrimination claims concerning her…

Read More Court Rejects “Cat’s Paw” Theory of Discrimination
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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
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In Rogers v. Voltron Data, Inc., Civil Action No.: 24-84 (RC), 2024 WL 4647644 (D.D.C. Oct. 31, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race and sex discrimination. The court rejected defendants’ allegations that plaintiff’s allegations were “threadbare”, explaining: [Plaintiff’s complaint] contains plenty of “factual matter, accepted as true,…

Read More Race, Sex Discrimination Claims Plausibly Alleged; Allegations Include Less Compensation and Denial of Superior Title
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