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
On April 15, 2024, the EEOC issued its final regulation and interpretive guidance (“PWFA Regulations”) for the enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), a law that took effect in June 2023. The PWFA...more
4/18/2024
/ Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Reform ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII