Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In Pianko v. General R.V. Center, Inc. et al, Case No. 20-cv-13371, 2023 WL 3938852 (E.D.Mich. June 9, 2023), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: A reasonable jury could find that Miller’s alleged conduct in the hotel room was subjectively and objectively…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on “After Hours” Conduct, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Kocher v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Civil Action No. 22-3808, 2023 WL 3689702 (E.D.Pa. May 26, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. the court held that…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Based on Adverse Actions Following Filing of EEO Complaint, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Rabinowitz v. St. Joseph’s Regional High School, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, Civil Action No. 18-16498 (JXN) (ESK), 2023 WL 3597633 (D.N.J. May 23, 2023), the court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of religion-based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New…

Read More Student-on-Teacher Anti-Semitic-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In Bayat v. Accenture Corporation LLC, 2023 WL 3563037 (2d Cir. May 19, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s discrimination claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: With respect to Bayat’s…

Read More title VII Discrimination Claim Dismissal Against Accenture Affirmed
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In Bernardi v. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 2023 WL 3230558 (S.D.N.Y. May 3, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race- and national-origin based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: At his…

Read More Race/National Origin-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Go Back to Italy” Allegation Insufficient
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In Peña et al v. Clark County, Case No. 3:21-cv-05411-DGE, 2023 WL 3160157 (W.D.Wash. April 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The County argues Plaintiffs lack evidence to…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Court Cites “Multiple Racial Insults”
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In Edouard v. John S. Connor, Inc., Civil No. 2:22cv263, 2023 WL 3127622 (E.D.Va. April 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a plausible hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Although Plaintiff’s factual allegations are not overly detailed, the Court…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Supervisor’s Comments About Chinese Persons’ Appearance and Eating Habits
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In Harvison v. G.A. West & Co., Inc., 2023 WL 2998482, at *5 (S.D.Miss. April 18, 2023), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, inter alia, granted one plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint to assert a “quid pro quo” sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…

Read More Title VII “Quid Pro Quo” Sexual Harassment Claim, With Amendment, Plausibly Alleged
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In Freud v. New York City Department of Education et al, 2023 WL 3103588 (2d Cir. April 27, 2023), the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s religion-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Freud has also failed to state a claim for hostile work environment, which requires him to plausibly allege that “the workplace…

Read More Title VII Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Properly Dismissed, 2d Circuit Holds
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In Rivas v. New York Lottery, 2023 WL 2968185 (N.D.N.Y. April 17, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court provides the following synopsis of the governing law, and its application to the facts…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed, Notwithstanding Allegations of Screaming, Stalking, Bullying, Etc.
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