Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In Risner v. Thomas E. Creek VA Med. Ctr., No. 2:24-CV-202-Z-BR, 2025 WL 2899903 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the ground that plaintiff failed to “exhaust administrative remedies.” From…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Not Administratively Exhausted at the EEOC, Court Holds
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In Livingston-Willis v. Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Inc. et al, No. 6:25-CV-00954, 2025 WL 3457935 (W.D. La. Nov. 13, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff failed to state a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In order to establish a hostile…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Not Stated; Only “Passive” Conduct Alleged
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In Alfonzo Walker, Jr. v. Beau Rivage Resorts, LLC, No. 1:24CV386-LG-RPM, 2025 WL 346018 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 2, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s religious discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII makes it unlawful for employers “to discriminate…

Read More Muslim, Terminated For Placing a Religious Sign on Locker, Sufficiently Alleges Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim
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In Ghiorse v. John H. Cook, Jr. Painting Contractor, Inc. et al, No. 3:25-CV-1578 (BKS/MJK), 2025 WL 3465995 (N.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2025), the court, inter alia, recommended the the district court allow plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under Title VII o the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to proceed against the entity defendant – but…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Status of Key Actor to be Clarified in Amended Complaint
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In Dorsey v. Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Inc. et al, No. 6:25-CV-00952, 2025 WL 3263883 (W.D. La. Nov. 6, 2025), the court held that plaintiff failed to state a sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In order to establish a hostile working…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; “Disrespect” Insufficient
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In Estep v. Brenner, No. 159639/2022, 2025 WL 3312877 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Nov. 24, 2025), the court denied plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint to add a cause of action for race-based discrimination and hostile work environment under federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), following the dismissal of plaintiff’s claim…

Read More Motion to Amend Complaint to Add Title VII Race Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment Claims Denied
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In Elliff v. City of Mesa, No. CV-25-01146-PHX-JJT, 2025 WL 3237480 (D. Ariz. Nov. 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII prohibits employers covered by the Act from discriminating against an…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Conduct Towards Non-Employee Spouse
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In Loiseau et al v. Bozzuto’s Inc. et al, No. CV 3:22-CV-01485 (JCH), 2025 WL 3295434 (D. Conn. Nov. 25, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ race-based hostile work environment claims. The court summarized the black-letter law as follows: To prevail on a hostile work environment claim under…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment
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In Polen v. API Group Life Safety USA, LLC, No. 3:25-CV-1196-SI, 2025 WL 3251349 (D. Or. Nov. 21, 2025), the court broadly interpreted the  (“EFAA”), and denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. The court summarized the facts as follows: Polen alleges that early in her employment she disclosed to Noblin that Polen was the victim…

Read More Court Interprets Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act; Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration
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In Ridenour v. Colectivo Coffee Roasters, Inc., No. 25 CV 2040, 2025 WL 2930795 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff, who worked as a coffee shop manager, alleges that…

Read More Employee Terminated After Helping Coworker File Incident Report Sufficiently Alleges Title VII Sex Discrimination Claim, Court Rules
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