Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In Hughes v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service, No. 24-5865, 2026 WL 446413 (9th Cir. Feb. 17, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of his race- and disability-based hostile work environment claims. From the decision: The district court appropriately granted summary judgment…

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In Runnels v. State of Kansas, No. 25-1104-EFM-TJJ, 2026 WL 395211 (D. Kan. Feb. 12, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To state a case for retaliation under Title VII, a plaintiff must show…

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In Revan v. University of Denver Department of Campus Safety, No. 25-CV-00528-NYW-CYC, 2026 WL 376809 (D. Colo. Feb. 11, 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. From the decision: To state a prima facie claim for…

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In Egan v. Ballantyne Country Club, No. 3:25-CV-00373-KDB-DCK, 2026 WL 377867 (W.D.N.C. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of quid pro quo sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In her next claim, Egan alleges that BCC violated Title VII when Dougherty made…

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In Ward v. District of Columbia, No. 24-2806 (RBW), 2026 WL 377518 (D.D.C. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Court concludes that at this early stage of the…

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In Watkins v. Wesley Homes, No. 2:25-CV-00290-LK, 2026 WL 353262 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 9, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII makes it “an unlawful employment practice for an employer…to discriminate against…

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In Palermo v. Luxor Staffing, Inc., No. 3:25-CV-00499, 2026 WL 300771 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the following allegations from plaintiff’s complaint: 19. The harassment was both…

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In Daryl Whitfield v. Kristi Noem, No. 2:25-CV-04499-HDV-PDX, 2026 WL 1270812 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2026), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant asserts that Plaintiff’s SAC does not state a racial discrimination claim because it is…

Read More Title VII Race Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Court Confirms That a Plaintiff Need Not Provide Evidence in a Complaint to Survive Dismissal
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In Schaffer v. GeneDx, LLC et al, No. 25 CIV. 2550 (DEH) (GS), 2026 WL 265338 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2026), the court, inter alia, recommended that defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 be granted. From the decision: Even accepting Schaffer’s allegations…

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In McGinnis v. Plamondon Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Roy Rogers, No. 25-2138-BAH, 2026 WL 221694 (D. Md. Jan. 28, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Plaintiff plainly alleges the first…

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