In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court vacated the dismissal of a heterosexual woman’s Title VII claims, concluding that she was improperly subjected to a heightened prima facie standard that required her to show...more
6/6/2025
/ Ames v Ohio Department of Youth Services ,
Appeals ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Protection ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII
In an important opinion for employers defending against misclassification claims, the Supreme Court has issued its first major employment law decision of the current term in EMD Sales v. Carrera, with two other marquee...more
2/14/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Disability Discrimination ,
EMD Sales Inc v Carrera ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Retirement ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: In two companion cases involving Harvard and UNC, the Supreme Court held that colleges and universities may no longer consider race as part of the college admissions process. The schools argued that their...more
7/6/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Universities