In a decision issued on June 27, 2025, Trump v. CASA, Inc. (a 6-3 ruling), the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal District Courts lack authority to grant universal injunctions. In CASA, the United States District Courts for...more
7/1/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Orders ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Judicial Authority ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v CASA
On June 20, 2025, in Stanley v. City of Sanford, the United States Supreme Court concluded that a retiree who could no longer work because of a disability is not a “qualified individual” entitled to protection under Title I...more
6/24/2025
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Judicial Authority ,
Qualified Person ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Stanley v City of Sanford Florida ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Supreme Court Justices ,
Title I
Can an employer be sued by an employee for an alleged discriminatory transfer? The answer had been yes, so long as the transfer was based on a discriminatory reason and resulted in a “significant” employment disadvantage....more
Executive Summary: In a groundbreaking opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., the United States Supreme Court held that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in a...more
5/19/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Cummings v Premier Rehab Keller PLLC ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Federal Funding ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Spending Clause ,
Title IX ,
Title VI
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June is Pride Month and this year it has extra meaning for the LGBTQ+ community, allies and advocates. On June 15th, Justice Gorsuch, writing for the 6-3 majority of the United States Supreme Court,...more
6/19/2020
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Webinars
June is Pride Month. This year’s Pride Month has extra meaning for the LGBTQ+ community, allies and advocates. Yesterday, June 15, 2020, Justice Gorsuch, writing for the 6-3 majority of the United States Supreme Court, handed...more
6/16/2020
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
The next session of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is just around the corner. On October 8, 2019, SCOTUS will hear oral argument on three closely watched cases, Bostock v. Clayton Co., Georgia, Altitude...more
9/9/2019
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Yesterday, April 22, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) granted certiorari in three cases involving the question of whether gay and transgender workers are protected from discrimination by Title VII of...more
4/23/2019
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Certiorari ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
On June 4, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, found in favor of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakes, who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. He cited religious beliefs condemning...more
6/8/2018
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
LGBTQ ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
Private Sector ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Reversal ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS
As these authors have previously reported, several cases analyzing whether sexual orientation is protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have been winding their way through the courts. ...more
4/5/2017
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gloucester County School Board v G.G. ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration