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July 29, 2026 by mjpospis

Title VII Sex Discrimination Claim Dismissed; Plaintiff Failed to Demonstrate That Comparators Were “Similarly Situated”

In Joseph v. Thomas-Grace Constr. Inc., No. 25-2568, 2026 WL 2131745 (8th Cir. July 24, 2026), the court, inter alia, affirmed the district court’s award of summary judgment as to plaintiff’s claim of sex-based discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, Joseph does not provide any direct…

Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Decision Highlights Need to View Evidence in the Aggregate

In Malone v. Town of Clarkstown et al, 19-cv-5503, 2022 WL 2834105 (S.D.N.Y. July 20, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim (based on the conduct of a specific person) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The defendant argued that…