Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Pospis Law Sexual Harassment Law Blog

March 11, 2022 by mjpospis 139 comments

Graffiti Penis Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment

In Kasparek v. New York State, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 16-CV-671-LJV-MWP, 2022 WL 682633 (WDNY March 8, 2022), the court, inter alia, adopted a Report and Recommendation to deny defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In…

June 11, 2020 by mjpospis 109 comments

EEOC Consent Decree Reached with GRK Fresh Holdings in Sexual Harassment Case

A recently-issued Consent Decree in the matter of EEOC v. GRK Pas LLC d/b/a GRK Fresh Greek, 2020 WL 3073786 (S.D.N.Y. June 10, 2020) reflects the resolution of plaintiffs’ hostile work environment sexual harassment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the Decree: Considering Defendants’ ongoing financial difficulties. the COVID-19 pandemic.…

May 30, 2020 by mjpospis 108 comments

Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Sexist Jokes

In Erno v. New York State Office of Information Technology Services, 19-CV-1457, 2020 WL 2736563 (N.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: Considered in totality, the Court finds that the facts alleged by Plaintiff are sufficient to state a hostile work environment…

August 21, 2018 by mjpospis 0 comments

Same Sex Sexual Harassment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of (among other protected characteristics) “sex.” The term “sexual harassment” typically conjures up images of a male boss acting inappropriately towards a female subordinate. This is one, but not the only,…