On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, significantly impacting how majority-group discrimination claims are evaluated under Title VII of the...more
6/20/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Ames v Ohio Department of Youth Services ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Judicial Authority ,
Protected Class ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VII
On April 17, 2024, in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the Supreme Court resolved a split among the federal circuit courts over whether an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII must meet a heightened threshold of...more
In a groundbreaking 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has held that an employer who fires an individual because of the individual’s sexual orientation or transgender status violates Title VII. Bostock v....more
6/24/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
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 U.S. Supreme Court held on May 21 that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements are enforceable. This is a major victory for employers. ...more
5/30/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS