Alfano v. Costello

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• holding that in order to make out a hostile work environment claim, plaintiff must provide evidence indicating that the defendant’s actions were motivated by discrimination
• holding that, to create a triable issue, “the victim must also subjectively perceive that environment to be abusive”
• holding that in order to make out a hostile work environment claim, plaintiff must provide evidence indicating that the defendant’s actions were motivated by discrimination
• concluding that proffered incidents of harassment “were too few, too separate in time, and too mild ... to create an abusive working environment”
• holding that a plaintiff asserting a hostile work environment must link the hostile conduct to her protected status
• explaining that “isolated acts, unless very serious, do not meet the threshold of severity or pervasiveness”

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