Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (D. Conn.)

A Connecticut federal district court denied Gartner, Inc.'s motion to dismiss hostile work environment claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act by a male managing vice president in his mid-50s, finding that he plausibly alleged his supervisor created a hostile work environment based on sex and age through belittling comments, sexual innuendo, and differential treatment compared to female colleagues, and further denied the motion to compel arbitration of all claims, ruling that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act shields the entire case from arbitration.

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