September 05, 2023
A chorus of groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an Eighth Circuit ruling that a police sergeant's job transfer didn't amount to gender discrimination, arguing the appeals court's interpretation contradicts congressional intent and the text of federal law.
August 29, 2023
A St. Louis police sergeant told the U.S. Supreme Court that she didn't need to jump a higher hurdle under federal bias law to show a job transfer amounted to gender discrimination, urging the justices to correct the heightened standard she said an appellate panel baked into statute.
August 21, 2023
A recent ruling expanding Title VII's scope will create an uptick in bias claims within the Fifth Circuit, but management-side attorneys are awaiting the outcome of a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that could set a nationwide standard for how the anti-discrimination statute is applied.
July 07, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court closed out its recent term with a flurry of blockbuster decisions and orders covering issues such as religious worker accommodations and affirmative action that experts say will reverberate for years to come. Here, Law360 looks at four issues to watch in the second half of 2023 as courts and companies digest those landmark rulings.
June 30, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether lateral job transfers that don't lead to negative impacts like terminations or demotions can sustain employment discrimination suits.
June 05, 2023
The City of St. Louis and an Alabama legal aid nonprofit urged the U.S. Supreme Court to turn away two cases questioning whether lateral transfers and paid suspensions can be the basis for a discrimination suit, arguing the federal government's push to get the justices involved is misguided.
May 26, 2023
President Joe Biden's administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to smooth over discordant circuit court standards governing what job actions can support a Title VII discrimination suit, and experts said the government's opinion is often highly influential in the justices' decision-making.
May 19, 2023
The federal government called on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up two cases addressing what job actions can be the basis for a Title VII discrimination suit, arguing appeals courts are taking too narrow a view of what decisions can trigger the law's protections.
January 13, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent call for the federal government's input on two petitions questioning what kinds of actions can trigger an employment discrimination lawsuit means the issue has a better-than-average chance of making it onto the high court's docket, attorneys say. Here, Law360 highlights four things to know about what might come next.
January 09, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court asked for the federal government's input Monday on two cases that hinge on whether job actions that aren't as serious as firings or demotions — like lateral transfers or paid suspensions — can be the basis for a discrimination suit.