Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In Ayers v. Infinity Dental Management LLC, 2023 WL 7386676 (E.D.Pa. Nov. 8, 2023), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Because Ayers asserts that he was terminated from his employment, he has satisfied the adverse…

Read More Failure to Allege Membership in Protected Class Dooms Wrongful Termination, Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Ali-Hasan, M.D. v. St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C. et al, 2023 WL 7320860 (2d Cir. Nov. 7, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s award of summary judgment to the defendants on plaintiff’s sex discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More 2d Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Title VII Sex Discrimination Complaint by Male Target of Anonymous Complaint of Sex Discrimination,
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In Alatorre v. Ole Mexican Foods, Inc., Case No. CIV-21-01057-JD, 2023 WL 7308117 (W.D.Okla. Nov. 6, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and thus denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. From the decision: Here, Alatorre has pled…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Sexual Comments and Attempted Touching
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In Lorefice v. State of New York et al, 2022-2037-cv, 23 WL 7271838 (2d Cir. Nov. 3, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision granting defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings on plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Read More 2nd Circuit Rejects “Gender Stereotyping” Claim Asserted by Terminated Alleged Sexual Harasser
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In Williams v. Inspira Health Network, 2023 WL 7151222 (D.N.J. Oct. 31, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant argues that “[s]ummary judgment on Plaintiff’s NJLAD and Title…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Complaint Dismissed; Alleged Comments and Touching Hair Was Not “Severe” or “Pervasive”
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In Achee v. Incorporated Village of Valley Stream et al, No. 20-cv-5294, 2023 WL 7130717 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 30, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the New York State Human Rights…

Read More Race, Religion-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Threat to “Hang” Plaintiff
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In Wilson et al v. City of Greenville, Mississippi et al, No. 4:22CV64-GHD-DAS, 2023 WL 7021295 (N.D.Miss. Oct. 25, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to plaintiffs’ claims of hostile work environment based on sex and sexual orientation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Include Remarks About Sexual Orientation
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In Bethea v. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, 2023 WL 6284425 (D.S.C. Sept. 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the ground that it was not “administratively exhausted” at the U.S. Equal Employment…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed as Not “Administratively Exhausted” at the EEOC
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In Stewart v. City of New York, 2023 WL 6970127 (2d Cir. Oct. 23, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, inter alia, affirmed the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among other things, this decision underscores the…

Read More Title VII Retaliation Claim Dismissal Affirmed; Defendant Unaware of “Protected Activity”
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In Wilson v. Mercury Management, LLC, No. 23-2245-KHV, 2023 WL 6961987 (D.Kan. Oct. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of discrimination asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Of note here, plaintiff, who worked as an Administrative Assistant and…

Read More Native American Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Race, National Origin Discrimination
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