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Supreme Court’s Religion Rulings Suggest That Justices May Have Interest in Revisiting Employer’s Duty To Reasonably Accommodate Religious Practices

During its recently concluded term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided several important cases addressing religious liberties, one of which relates

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CWC Files Brief With Supreme Court Urging Reversal of Second Circuit Decision Imposing Class Arbitration in Sterling Jewelers, Inc. v. Jock

NT Lakis recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance  (CWC) with the Supreme Court

By |2020-07-24T16:25:47-05:007/24/2020|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Supreme Court|Tags: , , |Comments Off on CWC Files Brief With Supreme Court Urging Reversal of Second Circuit Decision Imposing Class Arbitration in Sterling Jewelers, Inc. v. Jock

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Yovino v. Rizo , Leaving Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary Can Be Used To Defend Against an Equal Pay Act Claim

The issue of how or even whether employers can consider an employee’s prior salary in making a compensation decision in

By |2020-07-19T22:13:38-05:007/19/2020|Categories: Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment, Supreme Court|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Supreme Court Declines To Hear Yovino v. Rizo , Leaving Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary Can Be Used To Defend Against an Equal Pay Act Claim

Ruling by Supreme Court in DHS v. Regents of the University of California Rejects Trump Administration’s Effort To End DACA, Leaving Program in Place for Now

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 last week that the Trump Administration’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action

By |2020-06-28T21:45:57-05:006/28/2020|Categories: DACA/DAPA, Immigration, Supreme Court|Tags: |Comments Off on Ruling by Supreme Court in DHS v. Regents of the University of California Rejects Trump Administration’s Effort To End DACA, Leaving Program in Place for Now

Landmark Ruling by Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County Holds That Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

In a historic landmark 6-3 decision issued earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the prohibition against sex

By |2020-09-21T13:54:11-05:006/21/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Supreme Court|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Landmark Ruling by Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County Holds That Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Eleventh Circuit’s Post-Young Ruling in Durham v. Rural/Metro Provides Guidance on Who Is a Proper Comparator in Pregnancy Failure-To-Accommodate Case

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case of Young v. UPS that a plaintiff alleging unlawful

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Supreme Court Rules in Comcast v. NAAAOM That “But-For” Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims

In a major ruling with employment law impact, a nearly unanimous Supreme Court ruled recently that a plaintiff claiming race

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Ruling by Supreme Court Significantly Broadens Scope of FOIA Exemption Protecting Confidential Information From Public Disclosure

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision in a case involving the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that has

By |2019-06-30T11:46:22-05:006/30/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ruling by Supreme Court Significantly Broadens Scope of FOIA Exemption Protecting Confidential Information From Public Disclosure