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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Evaluating the Employee Evaluation Process: There’s No Time Like the Present!

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Now is a good time to re-evaluate your company’s employee evaluation process in light of the prevalence of remote work and a U.S. Supreme Court decision lowering the requirements for employees to succeed on certain...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services: What the Supreme Court’s Unanimous Ruling Means for Employers and DEI Policies

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Reshaping the litigation landscape for workplace discrimination claims, last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Servs., 145 S. Ct. 1540 (June 5, 2025), that plaintiffs bringing so-called...more

Stevens & Lee

Supreme Court Rules: No Extra Hurdles for Reverse Discrimination Cases

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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that reverse discrimination claims are no longer subject to different rules. This decision alters the landscape...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Reverse Discrimination Suits Under Title VII

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In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court last Thursday held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) imposes no additional requirements on majority-group...more

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Steady, Ames, Fire! Supreme Court Hits its Mark in Historic ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Ruling

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The closely watched battle over “reverse discrimination” claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 concluded Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. The...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

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

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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

Lathrop GPM

U.S. Supreme Court Says “Reverse Discrimination” Is Equally Unlawful - Clarifies Standard for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title...

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The U.S. Supreme Court today swung wide open the door for all persons who experience employment discrimination based on their race, color, religion, sex or national origin to bring suit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

PIP This: The Expansion of Actionable Adverse Employment Decisions in the Wake of Muldrow v. City of St. Louis

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Over the course of the last year, employers have faced increased claims from employees testing what constitutes an actionable adverse action under the anti-discrimination provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...more

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Losing My Religion? 8th Circuit Finds that Freedom of Religion is Not a Justification for Employee Conduct

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The past few decades have seen a Supreme Court receptive to claims brought on the basis of freedom of religion. For example, in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (June 2014), the Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care...more

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EEOC Lectures Employers About Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination

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On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two technical assistance documents (“Guidance”) regarding employer diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, programs, and practices, and how...more

McCarter & English, LLP

EEOC and DOJ Focus on “DEI-Related Discrimination”: What Should Employers Do Differently?

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On March 19, 2025, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two “technical assistance documents” that address potentially unlawful employment...more

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EEOC Technical Guidance Warns Against DEI-Related Discrimination at Work

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On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two technical assistance guidance documents (found here and here) focused on educating “the public about how well-established civil rights...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Guidance for Employers Amid the Attack on LGBTQ Workers

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President Trump's orders targeting "woke gender ideology" do not change existing employment protections for LGBTQ employees, though threats to federal funding remain ambiguous. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and many...more

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Pam Bondi's Memo to DOJ on DEI: What it Means for Private Employers

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On February 5, 2025, newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo to all U.S. Department of Justice Departments targeting private employers’ use of DEI initiatives.  The memo is titled “Ending Illegal DEI and...more

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Costco Urged by Republican AGs to Repeal DEI Policies

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A group of 19 Republican AGs announced that they have sent a letter to Costco Wholesale Corporation, warning that its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies may violate state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting...more

Rumberger | Kirk

From Hamilton To Muldrow: Preparing HR For Title VII Claims Beyond The Firing Table

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“The Hamilton decision highlights the need for employers to stay up to date on legal developments. In this one decision, the Fifth Circuit opened the door for claims that just one day earlier were not actionable. Reviewing...more

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Democratic AGs Pen Letter Opposing Walmart’s Decision to End Diversity Initiatives

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A group of 13 Democratic AGs wrote a letter to Walmart’s President and CEO expressing concern about Walmart’s announcement that it will end certain aspects of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board Podcast | How Will Corporate DEI Policies Be Affected by the Supreme Court Ruling in the University Affirmative...

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The latest episode of the Informed Board podcast features a discussion of the potential implications for U.S. companies of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June striking down race-based affirmative action programs in higher...more

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SCOTUS 2023 Lookback and 2024 Preview: 7 Critical Decisions All Employers Should Review and 3 New Cases to Track

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The Supreme Court’s blockbuster decisions last term dominated the headlines – and many rulings will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an...more

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Supreme Court Debates U.S. Government’s Race and Ethnicity Categories: What Employers Need to Know

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On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leaving employers to wrestle with the implications of the decision for various diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Employee and Health Benefits One Year After Dobbs - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re recapping the last year of the Dobbs decision: June 24, 2023, marks exactly one year since the widely controversial Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the United States Supreme Court...more

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Considerations for Louisiana Employers Post-Dobbs: Employment Discrimination Concerns and Leave of Absence Issues

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​​​​​​​On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, holding that the U.S. Constitution does not protect a right to an...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Employment Implications Arising from Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on June 24, 2022, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and holding that there is no right to abortion in the U.S....more

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The Top 20 Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories Of 2020

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That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more

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Employers’ Guide To The 1st Presidential Debate

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Seyfarth Synopsis: For a multitude of reasons, the stakes are exceedingly high for employers in the upcoming Presidential election. Legal compliance strategies and effective control of workplace litigation risks inevitably...more

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