News & Analysis as of August 15, 2025

Employment Discrimination

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Christian teacher gets jury trial in name, pronoun case

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/8/2025

Divine intervention? John Kluge, a high school orchestra teacher in the Indianapolis area, was let go in 2018 after he refused to address transgender students by their preferred names and pronouns. Mr. Kluge, a Christian...more

SCOTUS wraps it up: Four lessons for employers

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/3/2025

"Reverse discrimination," ADA, religion, and nationwide injunctions. The 2024-25 term of the U.S. Supreme Court is over. Two decisions at the end of the term directly addressed employment law issues, and two others will have...more

What Do Recent DEI Training-Focused Federal Agency Guidance and Court Decisions Mean for Employers?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/10/2025

Two new technical-assistance documents jointly released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) warn that common diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-training practices —...more

A sneak peek at what a religious accommodation trial might look like for a guy who can't work Sundays

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/11/2025

After the case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, on January 30 a federal district court denied dueling motions for summary judgment filed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the U.S. Postal Service, and former Postal...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 4, December 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/21/2023

Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 - On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 7/27/2023

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

Will your prayers be answered on religious accommodations? Probably not.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/26/2023

In the past 30 days the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that denial of a religious accommodation requires proof of a real “undue hardship,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter to the EEOC asking how it intended to...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Redefines the “Undue Hardship” Standard for Religious Accommodations under Title VII

Rumberger | Kirk on 7/5/2023

On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in the Groff v. DeJoy case, which involved a Title VII claim by a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS), whose request to be...more

Littler Lightbulb – April Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 5/2/2023

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal over the last month. ...more

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