As we previously reported in our Supreme Court preview alert, this term the Supreme Court heard a lawsuit regarding what standard of liability applies when a student with a disability sues a school under the Americans with...more
We saw a flurry of activity this week from the Supreme Court, with rulings that employers and educational institutions should be aware of. Specifically, the Supreme Court ruled in the Trump Administrations’ favor on several...more
4/14/2025
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Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Title IX ,
Trump Administration
Some of us measure our year in weeks, months, or, for the readers of this article, likely by the school calendar. The Supreme Court, however, has its own measurement. The Court operates, hears cases, and issues rulings each...more
2/6/2025
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Charter Schools ,
Colleges ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Equal Protection ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Students ,
Transgender ,
Universities
The United States Supreme Court concluded its 2017-2018 term with a bang, issuing decisions in several highly publicized cases impacting labor and employment, including Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis and Janus v. AFSCME. This...more
7/16/2018
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Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
CNH Industrial N.V. v Reese ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employee Benefits ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
Immigration Reform ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
Nominations ,
Over-Time ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v Hawaii ,
Union Dues ,
Unions ,
Vesting ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an opinion regarding the validity of arbitration clauses in individual employment contracts. The decision, referred to here as “Epic Systems,” consolidated three separate cases-- Epic...more
5/22/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Savings Clause ,
SCOTUS
In 2010, as part of the sweeping regulatory reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act, which was passed in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown, Congress expanded whistleblower protections provided to employees who report SEC...more
2/23/2018
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Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Internal Reporting ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers