On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the notion that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) imposes special requirements on a “majority-group” plaintiff trying to make an initial...more
6/12/2025
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
Just a few weeks before the anticipated January 1 salary bump under the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)’s 2024 overtime rule (the “Overtime Rule”), a Texas federal court issued a ruling on Friday, November 15, 2024, that set...more
11/19/2024
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EAP ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
New Rules ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Set-Asides ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Texas ,
Wage and Hour