Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In Dacier v. New York State Department of Labor, 2022 WL 16855210 (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s failure to promote claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While the plaintiff here was not successful, this decision is instructive on what a…

Read More Title VII Failure to Promote Claim Tossed on Summary Judgment; Candidates With Superior Qualifications Sought
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In Laurent-Workman v. Wormuth, No. 21-1766, 2022 WL 17256701 (4th Cir. Nov. 29, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, inter alia, vacated a lower court order dismissing plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The district court concluded…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment, Based on an Alleged “Series of Hateful Workplace Encounters,” Sufficiently Alleged
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In Lockett v. Target Corporation, 3:20-CV-00191 (SVN), 2022 WL 17127292 (D.Conn. Nov. 22, 2022), 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 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After summarizing the applicable “black letter” law regarding…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Offensive Music Played
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In Bautista v. PR Gramercy Square Condominium et al, No. 21-cv-11093 (ER), 2022 WL 17156628 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based discrimination (termination) in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the New York State Human…

Read More Discrimination (Termination) Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Replacement by White Employees and “Cover Up”
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In Matthews v. New Light, Inc., Civil Action No. 22-427, 2022 WL 11966542 (W.D.Pa. October 20, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s discrimination claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act, on the ground that plaintiff’s claimed medical condition, pregnancy, is not a “disability” within the meaning of that statute. From the decision: Here,…

Read More Court Dismisses ADA Discrimination Claim; Uncomplicated Pregnancy Was Not a “Disability” Under the Statute
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In Taylor v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, No. 21-cv-00012-NYW-NRN, 2022 WL 16855697 (D.Colo. Nov. 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Court finds that…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment, Notwithstanding Lack of “Overt” Racial Statements or Slurs
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In Grant v. Baltimore City Police Department, Civil Action No. RDB-21-2173, 2022 WL 16746703 (D.Md. Nov. 7, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: A plaintiff alleging unlawful retaliation must show that there exists a “but-for” connection between…

Read More Retaliation Claim, Arising From Alleged Transfer Denial Following Complaint of Racial Slur, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Hester v. Board of Education of Prince George’s Cnty., Civil Action No. TDC-22-0128, 2022 WL 7088293 (D.Md. October 12, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of a sex-based hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to whether the alleged…

Read More Teacher’s Title VII Sex/Sexual Orientation-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Qin v. Vertex, Inc., No. 20-2423-JMY2022 WL 10493574 (E.D.Pa. Oct. 18, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: In this case, Plaintiff’s showing of a hostile work…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims, Based on Comments Embodying “Tropes” of Plaintiff’s Status as a Chinese Man, Dismissed
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