September 07, 2023
A Second Circuit panel on Thursday breathed new life into a General Motors' safety worker's case claiming she faced years of egregious racism and sexism at a New York plant, making clear that workplace decisions that don't affect a worker's pay can still violate Title VII.
December 12, 2022
A significant swath of amicus briefs the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fired off in 2022 argued that trial courts are bucking 16-year-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent on retaliation cases, friction that experts say is driven by ambiguity in the justices' ruling.
December 06, 2022
A Second Circuit panel appeared skeptical Tuesday of General Motors' position that years of racism and sexism a Black safety worker said she faced at a New York plant didn't support her harassment and discrimination case.
December 02, 2022
This week, the Second Circuit will hear arguments from a former GM worker who is seeking to revive her claim that she was discriminated against because of her race and sex and retaliated against for taking medical leave. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the Empire State.
November 29, 2022
In December, the Second and Sixth circuits will both hear arguments in employment discrimination cases against General Motors, while the First Circuit will hear a dispute between a Maine psychiatric hospital and a female psychologist in a test of the state's equal pay law. Here, Law360 previews arguments in these and other cases that lawyers should keep an eye on as 2022 draws to a close.
May 03, 2022
General Motors told the Second Circuit not to revive a suit accusing the company of undermining a Black supervisor because of her gender and race, saying her reassignment upon returning from sick leave wasn't a demotion and couldn't be the basis for a discrimination suit.