On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North...more
7/5/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Universities
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its monumental decision in Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges, et al.; Case No. 14-556, holding that state bans of same-sex marriages are unconstitutional. Specifically, the...more
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its monumental decision in Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges, et al.; Case No. 14-556, holding that state bans of same-sex marriages are unconstitutional. Specifically, the...more
8/21/2015
/ Disparate Impact ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Freedom of Religion ,
LGBTQ ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Public Accommodation ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Same-Sex Marriage Bans ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
Two big decisions in two days from the Supreme Court. Read on for details. Same-Sex Marriage is a Go! Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a monumental decision in Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges, et al.; Case No....more
6/29/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Harassment ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
King v Burwell ,
Marriage ,
Marriage Equality ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Subsidies ,
Tax Credits
Title VII is clear: if the EEOC finds discrimination, it is supposed to "endeavor to eliminate [the] alleged unlawful employment practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion." 42 U.S.C. §...more
In a unanimous decision on December 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court held that the time employees spent waiting to undergo and undergoing security screenings post-shift (approximately 25 minutes each day) is not...more
In 2013, the United States Supreme Court held, in U.S. v. Windsor, that the Defense of Marriage Act's limitation of "marriage" and "spouse" to heterosexual couples was unconstitutional. Thereafter, President Obama instructed...more
Based upon a unanimous ruling from the United States Supreme Court and comments from President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address, wage and hour issues are front and center for 2014. Under the wage and hour...more
This June, the U.S. Supreme Court announced the causation standard for Title VII retaliations claims in the landmark case of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, 133 S. Ct. 2517, 2533 (2013),...more