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Read More Sticky: About This Blog; DisclaimerIn Bergin v. New York State Unified Ct. Sys., No. 25-721, 2026 WL 2035593 (2d Cir. July 15, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the standard for failure-to-accommodate-religion claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In the past, our Circuit assessed whether…
Read More Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for Religious Accommodation Claims Under Title VIIIn Doe v. The City of New York, No. 163629/2025, 2026 WL 2151428 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. July 17, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that the New York City Human Rights Law prohibits discriminatory conduct, even if a party has a non-discrimination policy. From the decision: Defendant argues that its nondiscrimination policy is documentary evidence…
Read More Court: Non-Discrimination Policy Does Not, Alone, Refute Discrimination AllegationsIn Holmes v. United States Steel Corporation, No. 2:23-CV-359-JEM, 2026 WL 2279295 (N.D. Ind. Aug. 6, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, finding that plaintiff failed to “exhaust” that claim before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). From the…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed as Not Administratively Exhausted at the EEOC; Checking Box Held InsufficientIn Florence v. 72AndSunny Sunny Partners, LLC, No. 25-CV-7082 (LJL), 2026 WL 2254417 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 5, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged gender discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. As to Title VII, the court…
Read More Sex Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Allegations Include That Shortly Before Her Termination, Accounts and Direct Reports Were Transferred to Less-Qualified Male EmployeesIn Wrightson v. Secretary of the Treasury, No. 25-13676, 2026 WL 2254495 (11th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026), the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In order to sufficiently plead a hostile work environment, an employee must…
Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissal AffirmedIn Bradley v. Acts Retirement-Life Communities, Inc., No. CV 25-4037-BAH, 2026 WL 2186314 (D. Md. July 29, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: In order to establish a prima facie case of retaliation, a plaintiff…
Read More Retaliation Claim, Asserted Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Survives DismissalIn Liedtke v. City of Austin, No. 25-50717, 2026 WL 2225275 (5th Cir. Aug. 3, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, inter alia, reversed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s sex-based discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: If…
Read More Sex Discrimination Claim Dismissal Reversed; Claim Supported by Direct EvidenceIn Bates v. Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., No. 3:24-CV-01414, 2026 WL 2211556 (M.D. Tenn. July 31, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among other allegations was that another employee told plaintiff…
Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Rumor of “Slave” Comment InsufficientIn Kosiba v. Dental Associates, PC, No. 2:24-CV-12069-TGB-EAS, 2026 WL 2211548 (E.D. Mich. July 31, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment and sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After concluding that plaintiff had abandoned these claims,…
Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Complaint Dismissed, Absent Evidence of Report of HarassmentIn Dufour v. Havas Gemini, LLC, No. 25-CV-8915 (LAP), 2026 WL 2185298 (S.D.N.Y. July 29, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-promote claim. From the decision: The only alleged incident within the limitations period of the Title VII and ADEA claims is Plaintiff’s termination. Even considering Plaintiff’s other allegations as…
Read More Discriminatory Failure-to-Promote Claim Dismissed; Plaintiff Did Not Allege That He Applied For the Position