On January 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s Title VII religious bias suit—holding the case was sufficient to survive a motion to...more
2/11/2025
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Title VII ,
Vaccinations
On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a decades-old circuit split regarding what amount of harm a plaintiff must demonstrate to bring an employment discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...more
Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upended longstanding, employer-friendly precedent in cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. For decades, an employment discrimination plaintiff in the Fifth...more
8/22/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
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Employment Discrimination ,
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Wage and Hour
In a landmark ruling, a federal court judge in Texas issued an opinion holding—unequivocally—that Title VII protects transgender individuals from discrimination based on their gender identity. Wittmer v. Phillips 66 Company,...more
4/20/2018
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Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
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Gender Identity ,
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Sex Discrimination ,
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