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California Fair Employment and Housing Act Title VII Sex Discrimination

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Supreme Court Confirms That No Different Standard Applies to So-Called "Reverse Discrimination" Cases

It is now well-established that “majority groups” are protected from discrimination under Title VII and California's Fair Employment and Housing Act. These so-called “reverse discrimination” lawsuits are often brought by...more

Payne & Fears

Supreme Court Lowers the Bar for Challenging Discriminatory Job Transfers Under Title VII

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for employees to challenge discriminatory job transfers. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the Court held that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII must show that...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Supreme Court Decides LGBTQ Are Protected From Workplace Discrimination

In a landmark 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States held that workplace discrimination on the basis of an employee’s LGBTQ status is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court’s opinion...more

K&L Gates LLP

Working Wise – Volume 4

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A monthly snapshot of U.S. labor and employment law developments, and why they matter. 1. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Title VII’s Protections Extend to LGBTQ Workers - Many readers are aware of Title VII’s...more

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Gender Identity Complexity: From the Olympics to the Workplace

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Olympic runner Caster Semenya, a woman by her own identification, was born with a unique body. While outwardly female, her body produces an excess of testosterone compared with other women. Olympic authorities have at times...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Holds Prior Salary Cannot Justify Wage Differences

Enacted in 1963, the Equal Pay Act prohibits differential payments between male and female employees doing equal work except when made pursuant to a seniority system, a merit system, a system which measures earnings by...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - July 2016

Employer Is Entitled To Recover $4 Million In Attorney's Fees From EEOC - CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, 578 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 1642 (2016) - The EEOC filed suit against CRST (a trucking company) alleging...more

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