April 29, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to wade into a former congressman's case alleging a nonprofit legal aid firm violated Title VII's ban on race discrimination when it suspended him with pay, passing on the chance to apply a newly crafted high court standard addressing what kinds of workplace actions can sustain a bias lawsuit.
September 29, 2023
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to start a fresh term, employment discrimination experts said they're keeping a close eye on two accepted cases and two pending petitions that address issues including the boundaries of Title VII's protections, religious rights and court deference to federal agencies. Here, Law360 looks at four cases management-side employment attorneys will be watching as the high court gets into gear.
June 05, 2023
The City of St. Louis and an Alabama legal aid nonprofit urged the U.S. Supreme Court to turn away two cases questioning whether lateral transfers and paid suspensions can be the basis for a discrimination suit, arguing the federal government's push to get the justices involved is misguided.
May 26, 2023
President Joe Biden's administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to smooth over discordant circuit court standards governing what job actions can support a Title VII discrimination suit, and experts said the government's opinion is often highly influential in the justices' decision-making.
May 19, 2023
The federal government called on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up two cases addressing what job actions can be the basis for a Title VII discrimination suit, arguing appeals courts are taking too narrow a view of what decisions can trigger the law's protections.
January 13, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent call for the federal government's input on two petitions questioning what kinds of actions can trigger an employment discrimination lawsuit means the issue has a better-than-average chance of making it onto the high court's docket, attorneys say. Here, Law360 highlights four things to know about what might come next.
January 09, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court asked for the federal government's input Monday on two cases that hinge on whether job actions that aren't as serious as firings or demotions — like lateral transfers or paid suspensions — can be the basis for a discrimination suit.