Supreme Court Rejects Higher Evidentiary Standard for Proving FLSA Exemptions, Memorandum 25-012 (January 22, 2025).
The U.S. Supreme Court last week made it easier for employers to defend their decisions to apply the FLSA’s overtime
CWC’s Supreme Court Brief Argues Only Qualified Individuals Can Bring ADA Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court should rule that a retired firefighter cannot bring an employment discrimination claim under the Americans with
U.S. Supreme Court Set To Hear Four Employment-Related Cases During New Term
The U.S. Supreme Court began its 2024-2025 term this week with several employment law cases on its docket: Stanley v.
California Overhauls Its Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)
On July 1, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2288/Senate Bill 92, which amends the state’s controversial Private
Supreme Court Lengthens Timeline for Suing Federal Agencies
An entity may be able to challenge a federal regulation years after it is issued, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled July
Supreme Court Scraps 40-Year-Old Test Requiring Courts To Defer to Agency Regulatory Interpretations
Federal courts should no longer defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of unclear statutory language, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June
Supreme Court Makes It Harder for NLRB To Get Preliminary Injunctions To Correct Alleged ULPs
The National Labor Relations Board has not shown the need for a preliminary injunction ordering Starbucks to rehire employees while
Supreme Court Rules Trial Court Must “Stay” Litigation Pending Arbitration
Resolving a split among federal appeals courts, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that federal district courts must stay,
Supreme Court Rules FAA Transportation Worker Exemption Hinges on Driver’s Job, Not Industry
In a case addressing the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s transportation worker exemption, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled April
Supreme Court Makes It Easier To Prove Discriminatory Job Transfer Under Title VII
In an important employment discrimination case, the U.S. Supreme Court has lowered the burden of proof for an employee to