The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently held that an employer will be liable for a customer’s harassment of an employee only when it intends for such harassment to occur. ...more
8/18/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Customers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Negligence ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Third-Party ,
Title VII ,
Vendors
The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard oral arguments in a case to determine whether employees who are part of a majority group must meet a higher standard to prove discrimination....more
3/3/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Standard of Proof ,
Title VII
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a case in which a female heterosexual employee claimed an Ohio state agency discriminated against her in favor of employees who identify as LGBTQ+. The case, Ames v....more
10/16/2024
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Demotions ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Performance Reviews ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII
Part two of our series of articles examining key changes applicable to higher education institutions and contained in new Title IX regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education on April 19, 2024, addresses...more