In Depamphilis v. Town of Newington et al, No. 3:25-CV-00524 (SVN), 2026 WL 674501 (D. Conn. Mar. 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged that she suffered a hostile work environment based on her sex. The court summarized the legal requirements for this claim as follows: Title VII of the Civil…
Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal, Court HoldsIn Kaiser v. Acco Management Company, LLC, No. 23-CV-1539-JPS, 2026 WL 699601 (E.D. Wis. Mar. 12, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently demonstrated her entitlement to a default judgment on her retaliation claim, arising from her termination, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: [T]o the…
Read More Plaintiff Entitled to Default Judgment on Title VII Retaliation Claim, Court HoldsIn Nicholson v. Michael Rigas, Acting Adm’r, Gen. Servs. Admin., No. 24-2894 (RBW), 2026 WL 686071 (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: [T]he Court concludes that the plaintiff…
Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Indirect Race-Based Association of Comment InsufficientIn Barnes-Gray v. Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC, No. 2:23-CV-325-JEM, 2026 WL 591730 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 3, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: The methods for…
Read More Retaliation Claims Dismissed; Adverse Action Did Not Occur After Reporting of Racially Offensive CommentsIn Memmer v. United Wholesale Mortgage, No. 23-CV-10921, 2026 WL 561393, at *8 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint, finding that plaintiff’s claims did not trigger the application of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of…
Read More Sexual Harassment Insufficiently Alleged; EFAA Inapplicable; Arbitration CompelledIn Schulman v. The Department of Education of the City of New York, No. 24 CIV. 8322 (AT), 2026 WL 573298 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 2, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s employment discrimination claim. This decision provides an instructive overview of the “adverse employment action” element of this cause of action.…
Read More Employment Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Adverse Action, Constructive Discharge Insufficiently AllegedIn Nielsen v. Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Inc. et al, No. 4:24-CV-00579, 2026 WL 554525 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 27, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Initially, the court held that plaintiff…
Read More Sexual Harassment (Quid Pro Quo, Hostile Work Environment) Claims DismissedIn Gates, Nicole v. New York City Human Resources Administration, No. 24-CV-5310 (NRM), 2026 WL 523115 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 25, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After determining that plaintiff sufficiently alleged that they were subjected to…
Read More Title VII Race Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Use of “Racially Charged Code Words”In Pablo Munoz, Jr. v. Dart Container Corp. of Illinois, No. 25 CV 8707, 2026 WL 458453 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race- and national origin-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: A complaint alleging discrimination under Title VII need only aver that the…
Read More Race, National Origin Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged, Court HoldsIn Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sunrooms and More Design Center, Inc., No. CIV-24-01016-PRW, 2026 WL 483481 (W.D. Okla. Feb. 20, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized plaintiff’s allegations as follows: Shannon…
Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged, Court Finds