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Poyner Spruill LLP

Why Comparator Analysis Matters: A Key Fourth Circuit Ruling

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 generally prohibits covered employers from taking adverse actions against employees on the basis of race, sex, and other protected categories. Employee discipline is often the subject...more

Miller Canfield

No More Extra Hurdles: Court Strikes Down Title VII Bias Rule

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against any individual based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. But does that protection apply equally to white, male, or...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Evolving Standards for Title VII Claims in Fifth Circuit and Others Federal Appellate Courts

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Plaintiffs need not allege discrimination with respect to an “ultimate employment decision” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to survive a motion to dismiss, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held,...more

McAfee & Taft

Tenth Circuit rules hybrid ‘sex-plus-age’ claims permissible under Title VII

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On July 21, 2020, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal circuit court that covers Oklahoma, was the first circuit court to rule that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 permits “sex-plus-age” claims. The...more

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Second Circuit Holds Evidence of Equal Work for Unequal Pay Not Required for Title VII Compensation Claims

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The Second Circuit has held that employees who allege they were underpaid on the basis of their sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, are not required to first establish an Equal Pay Act claim but rather...more

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