A little more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court eased the requirements for bringing workplace bias claims in Muldrow v. St. Louis, it's clear that the ruling is helping more workers keep discrimination cases alive. Here's a look at how courts have been applying the plaintiff-friendly decision.
The freeze that has gripped the National Labor Relations Board during the first six months of the year showed signs of thawing last week as nominees took key steps forward, but experts said there are still major hurdles they must clear before the board can return to normal function.
The Fourth Circuit declined to revive a suit from a worker who said Walmart failed to accommodate her pregnancy and fired her for complaining about it, ruling her claims were either filed too late or lacked evidence that bias — not poor attendance — triggered her termination.