Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In Lare v. Supreme Maintenance Inc., No. 1:22-cv-00007-WJ, 2022 WL 13821774 (D.N.M. Oct. 21, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s so-called “third party retaliation” claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a somewhat unusual fact pattern, plaintiff asserts that he was terminated after, and…

Read More Husband’s Third-Party Retaliation Claim, Following Wife’s Complaint of Sexual Harassment, Survives Dismissal
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In Lintenich v. PFTN Columbia, LLC d/b/a Planet Fitness, Case No. 1:21-cv-00036, 2022 WL 14812633 (M.D.Tenn. October 25, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment. The evidence included the following messages sent to plaintiff (the last of which was a voice message):…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Gym; Evidence Included Sexual Text and Voice Messages
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In Desrosiers v. Summit Security Services, Inc. et al, 2022 WL 13808524 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claims of national origin discrimination 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 Law. This case…

Read More National Origin Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Alleged Comments Were Non-Actionable “Stray Remarks”
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In Edelman v. NYU Langone Health System, 21 Civ. 502 (LGS), 2022 WL 4537972 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In reaching its decision, the court applied the well-established McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting analysis…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From Complaint About Sex Discrimination, Survives Summary Judgment Against NYU Langone Health System
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In Belvin et al v. Electchester Management, LLC, 2022 WL 10586743 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 18, 2022) – in which plaintiffs assert claims of, inter alia, hostile work environment – the court ruled on various motions in limine filed by the parties. In one motion, defendant asked the court to preclude testimony from two nonparty employees of defendant…

Read More Other-Employee Harassment Relevant to Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Holds
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In Chambers v. District of Columbia, 35 F.4th 870 (D.C. Cir. 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that under the anti-discrimination provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the denial of a transfer may constitute actionable discrimination, notwithstanding the absence of “objectively tangible harm.”…

Read More Transfer Denial is “Discrimination” Within the Meaning of Title VII;
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In Torres v. Pasco County, Florida, 2022 WL 7125207 (M.D.Fla. Oct. 12, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In this case, Plaintiff claims that she was subject to unwelcome sexual harassment through “cat calls.” However, Plaintiff offers…

Read More Sexual Harassment Complaint Dismissed; Alleged “Cat Calls” Insufficient
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In Paladino v. Rochester Institute of Technology, Case # 22-CV-6028-FPG, 2022 WL 4922289 (W.D.N.Y. Oct. 4, 2022), the court dismissed, as untimely, plaintiff’s sex/sexual-orientation discrimination claim (based on defendant’s alleged failure to promote her) asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case illustrates the difference between claims premised on a…

Read More Court Dismisses Discrete Title VII “Failure to Promote” Claim as Untimely
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In Zaja v. SUNY Upstate Medical University/Upstate Healthcare Center, 5:20-CV-337 (MAD/TWD), 2022 WL 4465498 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, Defendant has met its burden of production to…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Based on Sexual Harassment Complaint, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Zaja v. SUNY Upstate Medical University/Upstate Healthcare Center, 5:20-CV-337 (MAD/TWD), 2022 WL 4465498 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted 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. (The court did, however, deny defendant’s motion for…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; While Sex-Based Conduct Was “Severe”, There Was No Basis For Imputing Conduct to Defendant
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