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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII has been subsequently extended to discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and sexual stereotypes and to prohibit sexual harassment. Title VII applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees including private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions. less -

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

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 6/7/2025

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

High Court Eliminates “Background Circumstances” as a Requirement in “Reverse Discrimination” Cases

Littler on 6/7/2025

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services unanimously struck down the Sixth Circuit’s “background circumstances” rule, which had required majority-group plaintiffs to meet a heightened...more

Burn Grooming Policy, Burn? Third Circuit Reignites Bearded Firefighter’s Religious Accommodation and Free Exercise Claims

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/6/2025

If you have a grooming policy based on safety factors (like no beards for firefighters), does that trump an employee’s request for a religious accommodation? Maybe not. A recent Third Circuit decision, Smith v. City of...more

Supreme Court Removes Extra Hurdle for Reverse Discrimination Claims

Saul Ewing LLP on 6/6/2025

On June 5th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision making it easier for employees to prove claims of so-called “reverse” discrimination (i.e., suits brought by a member of a majority group alleging to have been treated...more

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Burden for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title VII Claims

CDF Labor Law LLP on 6/6/2025

On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, rejecting a longstanding rule applied by the Sixth Circuit and other circuit courts that imposed a...more

A Day of Near-Unanimity on Six Important Cases - SCOTUS Today

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/6/2025

As this term draws to a close, the U.S. Supreme Court is getting busy in reducing its inventory of pending cases. Yesterday, six of them were resolved....more

SCOTUS Lowers Bar for Reverse Discrimination Claims

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 6/6/2025

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court lowered the bar for majority-group plaintiffs – ruling they are not required to meet a higher standard to bring reverse discrimination claims. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Ames v....more

SCOTUS Eases the Standard for Reverse Discrimination Claims Under Title VII

Payne & Fears on 6/6/2025

Today, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the Supreme Court unanimously held that in order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII, a plaintiff who is a member of a majority group does not...more

Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Ames ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/6/2025

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services in which the Plaintiff alleged reverse discrimination based on sexual orientation. Marlean Ames was hired in 2004 as an...more

SCOTUS Scraps Extra Hurdle in Majority-Group Bias Claims: 5 Ways That Things Will Change for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 6/6/2025

The US Supreme Court just unanimously ruled that plaintiffs alleging workplace discrimination under Title VII are not required to meet a heightened evidentiary standard just because they have “majority-group” status....more

Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

McAfee & Taft on 6/6/2025

Just today, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a contentious disagreement between courts regarding the burden of proof required to bring a disparate treatment claim under Title VII. While the majority of appeals courts in the...more

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Standard for "Reverse Discrimination" Claims

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/6/2025

On June 5, 2025, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the “background circumstances” test previously applied by several federal circuits in “reverse discrimination” cases....more

Supreme Court Rejects ‘Background Circumstances’ Rule for Title VII Claims Brought by Members of Majority Groups

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/6/2025

On June 5, the Supreme Court decided Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, holding unanimously that members of majority groups suing their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) are not...more

Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Prima Facie “Background Circumstances” Test for Majority Group Plaintiffs

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/6/2025

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court vacated the dismissal of a heterosexual woman’s Title VII claims, concluding that she was improperly subjected to a heightened prima facie standard that required her to show...more

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses ‘Reverse’ Employment Discrimination Pleading Standard

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

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the “background circumstances” rule in “reverse” employment discrimination claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in a unanimous decision overturning...more

Ames Analysis: Reverse Discrimination Reversed

Gould + Ratner LLP on 6/6/2025

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, striking down the “background circumstances” requirement in so-called “reverse discrimination” cases. The Court held...more

Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for Discrimination Claims From Majority Groups

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/6/2025

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that employees who are part of a majority group do not have a higher evidentiary standard to prove workplace discrimination. ...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

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

Lathrop GPM on 6/6/2025

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

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Title VII

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

High Court Eliminates “Background Circumstances” as a Requirement in “Reverse Discrimination” Cases

Burn Grooming Policy, Burn? Third Circuit Reignites Bearded Firefighter’s Religious Accommodation and Free Exercise Claims

Supreme Court Removes Extra Hurdle for Reverse Discrimination Claims

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Burden for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title VII Claims

A Day of Near-Unanimity on Six Important Cases - SCOTUS Today

SCOTUS Lowers Bar for Reverse Discrimination Claims

SCOTUS Eases the Standard for Reverse Discrimination Claims Under Title VII

Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Ames ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case

SCOTUS Scraps Extra Hurdle in Majority-Group Bias Claims: 5 Ways That Things Will Change for Employers

Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Standard for "Reverse Discrimination" Claims

Supreme Court Rejects ‘Background Circumstances’ Rule for Title VII Claims Brought by Members of Majority Groups

Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Prima Facie “Background Circumstances” Test for Majority Group Plaintiffs

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses ‘Reverse’ Employment Discrimination Pleading Standard

Ames Analysis: Reverse Discrimination Reversed

Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for Discrimination Claims From Majority Groups

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

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

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

The Supreme Court Update - June 5, 2025

US Parent Not Liable for Employment Claims Brought Against Foreign Subsidiary

BREAKING: SCOTUS overrules higher standard for majority group asserting bias claims

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Higher Pleading Standard for Reverse Discrimination Claims

Title VII: What Constitutes Discrimination on the Basis of Sex?

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