The US Supreme Court just unanimously ruled that plaintiffs alleging workplace discrimination under Title VII are not required to meet a heightened evidentiary standard just because they have “majority-group” status....more
6/6/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Bias ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
The Supreme Court is likely to soon rule that majority-group plaintiffs must meet the same pre-trial evidentiary burden applicable to minority-group plaintiffs – and nothing more – in workplace discrimination claims under...more
3/17/2025
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Burden of Production ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidence ,
Oral Argument ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
A pair of back-to-back moves from the new Trump administration demonstrates a clear shift in the way the federal government will approach EEO and anti-bias laws over the course of the next several years. On his first day in...more
1/27/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Pregnancy ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
Pittsburgh employers must prepare for new workplace protections for medical cannabis patients due to a new anti-discrimination ordinance that will likely be signed into law. The new rules would prohibit employers from...more