Jeff Smith v. City of Union, OH Police Dept

  1. March 20, 2025

    Disciplined Cop's Age Bias Suit Gains Traction At 6th Circ.

    A Sixth Circuit panel considering whether to reinstate a police officer's age discrimination suit over a disciplinary action appeared ready Thursday to lend some credence to an arbitrator's decision undermining the department's stated reason for the punishment.

  2. March 03, 2025

    8 Argument Sessions Bias Attorneys Should Watch In March

    The Second Circuit will hear from the National Football League and Black coaches who say their race discrimination class action shouldn't be forced into arbitration, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to appear as an amicus in a half-dozen cases involving hot-button issues. Here are eight argument sessions discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in this month.

  3. October 24, 2024

    Cop's Fitness Exam May Qualify As Retaliation, 6th Circ. Told

    A trial court wrongly tossed an Ohio police officer's suit claiming he was sidelined for complaining about age bias, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said, telling the Sixth Circuit that forcing him to undergo a fitness assessment could qualify as unlawful retaliation.