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Age Discrimination is the practice of treating an employee or job applicant less favorably than other employees or applicants due to his or her age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only protects... more +

Age Discrimination is the practice of treating an employee or job applicant less favorably than other employees or applicants due to his or her age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only protects those workers or applicants who are over the age of forty. Some state laws expand age discrimination protection to younger workers as well. Age Discrimination can take many forms including persistent harassment based on a person's age, demotion, unjustified pay disparities, passing over for opportunity, or any other adverse employment action motivated by an individual's age. less -

Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit Case Law Updates

Kerr Russell on 8/6/2025

From the U.S. Supreme Court to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, courts have issued rulings that clarify — and in some cases, reshape — key aspects of labor and employment law....more

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Contractual Time Limits On Bringing Age And Disability Discrimination Claims

Fisher Phillips on 1/22/2021

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that employers cannot contractually shorten the statute of limitations for filing suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...more

SCOTUS Decision Impacts Discrimination Claims Against Religious Employers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/21/2020

Key Points •The ministerial exception protects religious employers from government interference in internal employment disputes involving the selection, supervision, and removal of individuals who play an important role...more

U.S. Supreme Court Extends The “Ministerial Exception” To Teachers At Religious Elementary Schools

Amundsen Davis LLC on 7/14/2020

On July 8, 2020 the United States Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. civil rights laws barring discrimination on the job do not apply to most lay teachers at religious elementary schools. The decision extends earlier Supreme...more

United States Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope of the Ministerial Exception

Payne & Fears on 7/13/2020

In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, 591 U.S. ___, 2020 WL 3808420 (2020) (“Morrissey-Berru”), the United States Supreme Court provided further guidance on the application of the “ministerial exception,” which...more

The Supreme Court - July 8, 2020

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/8/2020

Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, No. 19-267: The Court has recognized that the First Amendment protects the right of religious institutions “to decide for themselves, free from state interference, matters of...more

U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Whether ‘Ministerial Exception’ Covers Catholic School Teachers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/28/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review two consolidated cases that will afford it an opportunity to develop the “ministerial exception” to employment discrimination laws it first announced in a 2012 case, Hosanna-Tabor...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/12/2018

Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals – Super Human Resource Department?

Ruder Ware on 10/10/2017

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which addresses federal court cases brought in Wisconsin) has stated in the past that it does not intend to be a “super human resource department” for employers. Recent court decisions...more

Chris Lazarini Discusses Burden-Shifting Analysis in Discrimination Case

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 6/12/2017

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed a case in which the plaintiff, a former stockbroker, sued his employer after he was terminated claiming discrimination under the ADA and ADEA. Under these statutes and...more

The Seventh Circuit Clarifies Evidentiary Standards in Employment Discrimination Cases

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 8/23/2016

In Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, Inc., the Seventh Circuit stated in very clear terms that lower courts and parties to discrimination actions should not divide evidence into direct and circumstantial buckets under the familiar...more

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