November 06, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act extends to small state and local government employers, rejecting an Arizona fire district's contention that the statute shouldn't apply to public entities that employ less than 20 people.
September 28, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court will be one member short when it comes in session Monday morning to hear a handful of cases being closely followed by environmental and employment lawyers after sexual assault claims derailed D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh's hopes for a speedy confirmation.
July 13, 2018
Federal bias law doesn't give small state subdivisions a free pass to discriminate against older workers, the government said Thursday in a U.S. Supreme Court case that will clarify the Age Discrimination in Employment Act's scope.
February 26, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the Ninth Circuit's ruling that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to political subdivisions of every size, teeing up a decision that could settle a split among circuits.