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Read More Sticky: About This Blog; DisclaimerIn Watkins v. Wesley Homes, No. 2:25-CV-00290-LK, 2026 WL 1649579 (W.D. Wash. June 8, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. To succeed on her hostile work environment claim, Watkins is required to establish that: (1) she was subjected to a hostile work environment, and (2) Wesley…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Isolated Incidents InsufficientIn Simmons v. Baccarat Inc., No. 651516/2023, 2026 WL 1538161 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 26, 2026), the court granted plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend their complaint alleging employment discrimination. Initially, the court denied plaintiff’s motion to reargue the court’s June 23, 2025 decision and order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s original complaint, which…
Read More Motion to Amend Discrimination Complaint Granted; Pleading Deficiencies CuredEffective June 1, 2026, the New York State Unified Court System has adopted a new rule, Part 161 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator, titled “Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology.” The new rule applies to all courts of the Unified Court System, in both civil and criminal cases. The rule defines “artificial intelligence” (“AI”)…
Read More New York Courts’ New Rule Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence TechnologyIn Laghari v. State of Connecticut Department of Correction, No. 3:25-CV-1373-(VAB), 2026 WL 1622989 (D. Conn. June 5, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims, based on race and national origin, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: [Plaintiff] argues…
Read More Title VII Race, National Origin Discrimination Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive DismissalIn Clark v. CDR Maguire Inc., No. 2:24-CV-978-KCD-KRH, 2026 WL 1596217 (M.D. Fla. June 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is instructive on how courts apply the “Faragher Ellerth” affirmative…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed Upon Application of Faragher-Ellerth DefenseIn Koudoukara v. Embassy of Mali, No. CV 24-1900 (SLS), 2026 WL 1587293 (D.D.C. June 3, 2026), the court , inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment on plaintiff’s sex discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Ms. Koudoukara brings claims for sex discrimination, sexual harassment,…
Read More Default Judgment on Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claims Granted; Court Cites Sworn Testimony That Plaintiff Was Terminated After Refusing Request for Sexual FavorsIn Perelman v. Federal Reserve District Bank of New York, No. 1:25-CV-02125 (JLR), 2026 WL 1584729 (S.D.N.Y. June 3, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s “hostile hiring environment” claim: Plaintiff also claims that Defendant created a “hostile hiring environment” under these same federal statutes by failing to hire him. AC ¶ 3. The Amended…
Read More Court Dismisses “Hostile Hiring Environment” Claim, as Plaintiff Never Worked For DefendantIn Watson v. Metro. Transit Auth., 248 A.D.3d 1158 (N.Y. App. Div. 2026), the court, inter alia, held that a release did not apply to bar plaintiff’s employment discrimination action. From the decision: Generally, a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action on a claim which is the subject of the release” (Centro…
Read More Employment Discrimination Claims Not Barred By Release; But Held Insufficiently PledIn Blough v. BCD Travel USA, LLC, No. CV 23-1979, 2026 WL 1532946 (W.D. Pa. June 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff’s claim of gender-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To establish a hostile…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Dismissed on Summary Judgment; “Embarrassment” InsufficientIn Thomasson v. State ex rel. Bd. of Regents of Nevada Sys. of Higher Educ., No. 3:25-CV-00611-MMD-CLB, 2026 WL 1346640 (D. Nev. May 13, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant moves to dismiss…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Complaint Dismissed For Failure to Satisfy Rule 8’s “Short and Plain Statement” Requirement