Employer Liability Issues, Burden of Proof, Employment Discrimination

Pay Equity Pitfalls: Varying Standards for "Equal Work" and Valid Comparators in Pay Equity Litigation

Venable LLP on 6/13/2025

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (the EPA) and related state laws require employers to pay men and women equally for equal work. ...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard of Proof in So-Called 'Reverse Discrimination' Cases

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/6/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court set the record straight on June 5, 2025 — reminding employers that all employees are created equal when it comes to Title VII litigation in federal court. The decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of...more

Burden of Proof: Fourth Circuit Reaffirms that Employees Must Show Discriminatory Intent

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 6/20/2023

One of the most important decisions in employment discrimination law this year remains the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Balderson v. Lincare Inc., in which the Court reiterated that Title VII plaintiffs (and...more

It’s All in the Job: Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies Employee’s Burden of Proof in Disability Discrimination Actions

Dentons on 8/30/2021

The Iowa Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rumsey v. Woodgrain Millwork, Inc., et. al provides needed clarity in what the court described as the “murky” intersection between workers’ compensation and disability...more

As you were – UK Supreme Court confirms no change to discrimination burden of proof

Hogan Lovells on 7/28/2021

The UK Supreme Court decision in Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi confirms that employees must still prove facts from which a tribunal could draw an inference of discrimination before their claim can proceed, despite a change of...more

TN Appeals Court Reinstates Hostile Work Environment and Whistleblower Claims

Butler Snow LLP on 7/8/2019

An individual may file a claim under Tennessee’s “whistleblower statute”—the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA)—if she was fired solely for reporting or refusing to participate in illegal activity. Similar to federal law,...more

New York State Legislature Passes Major Legislation Expanding Definition of Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 6/24/2019

In the closing days of its session, the New York State Legislature has passed sweeping changes to New York’s employment discrimination and harassment law. Major amendments to the state’s Human Rights Law significantly lower...more

Federal Appeals Court Says Extreme Obesity Alone Is Not Enough For ADA Coverage

Fisher Phillips on 6/17/2019

A federal Court of Appeals just ruled that extreme obesity not caused by an underlying physiological disorder or condition does not qualify as an impairment under the ADA. Under the 7th Circuit’s June 12 ruling, proof that...more

Massachusetts SJC Holds Employers’ Denials of Lateral Transfers May Be Adverse Actions in Discrimination Cases

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 1/31/2019

Massachusetts employers’ decision-making processes with regards to lateral, internal employee transfers are now subject to possible state law discrimination claims. On January 29, 2019, the SJC issued its decision in Yee v....more

California Employers Face Significant New Requirements - Banning The Box And Prohibiting Pay History Inquiries Among New State...

Fisher Phillips on 10/17/2017

California employers will soon need to adjust themselves to a new reality once again as a number of new workplace restrictions have been passed by the state legislature and just signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. State...more

Employer Liability Issues › Burden of Proof › Employment Discrimination

Pay Equity Pitfalls: Varying Standards for "Equal Work" and Valid Comparators in Pay Equity Litigation

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard of Proof in So-Called 'Reverse Discrimination' Cases

Burden of Proof: Fourth Circuit Reaffirms that Employees Must Show Discriminatory Intent

It’s All in the Job: Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies Employee’s Burden of Proof in Disability Discrimination Actions

As you were – UK Supreme Court confirms no change to discrimination burden of proof

TN Appeals Court Reinstates Hostile Work Environment and Whistleblower Claims

New York State Legislature Passes Major Legislation Expanding Definition of Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment

Federal Appeals Court Says Extreme Obesity Alone Is Not Enough For ADA Coverage

Massachusetts SJC Holds Employers’ Denials of Lateral Transfers May Be Adverse Actions in Discrimination Cases

California Employers Face Significant New Requirements - Banning The Box And Prohibiting Pay History Inquiries Among New State...

Missouri Levels The Playing Field For Defending Baseless Discrimination Lawsuits

New FEHA Regulations to Limit Employer Consideration of California Applicant/Employee Criminal Histories

Sweeping Changes to the Missouri Human Rights Act – Back to the Mainstream

Fourth Circuit Requires Individual Analysis of "Me Too" Discrimination Evidence

Seventh Circuit to Plaintiffs: Here's Your Burden of Proof

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