Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, Petitioner v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al.

  1. April 17, 2024

    Justices Ease Pathway For Title VII Suits Over Job Transfers

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discriminatory job transfers even if they don't come with significant harm, a declaration that clears the way for more workplace bias suits to move ahead.

  2. January 01, 2024

    Employment Discrimination Cases To Watch In 2024

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on which job actions are covered under Title VII, while lower courts will apply a new religious accommodations test to a Christian teacher's bias suit and potentially help clarify the scope of a law banning mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims. Here, Law360 looks at three discrimination cases that ought to be on lawyers' radar in the coming year.

  3. December 06, 2023

    Justices Appear Poised To Relax Legal Test In Job Bias Suits

    The U.S. Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to widen anti-discrimination protections for workers, as several justices expressed skepticism of a court-created requirement that employees show they faced a specific level of harm to bring a bias case.

  4. December 01, 2023

    Up Next At High Court: Purdue Pharma, Taxes & Job Transfers

    The U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday for the last argument session of the calendar year to consider whether bankruptcy courts have the authority to sign off on third-party liability releases in Chapter 11 plans, whether Congress can tax unrealized foreign gains, and which standard should be used to determine the viability of employment discrimination claims.

  5. December 01, 2023

    4 Arguments Discrimination Attys Should Watch In December

    In the final month of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case over whether lateral job transfers can qualify as unlawful discrimination, and the First Circuit will consider reviving a suit by Whole Foods workers who say they were illegally fired for wearing Black Lives Matter apparel. Here's a look at oral argument sessions that discrimination lawyers should keep an eye on in December.

  6. October 30, 2023

    High Court Says Feds Can Argue In Job Transfer Bias Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that the U.S. solicitor general can take part in arguments set for December in a case regarding whether job transfers that don't include negative effects such as loss of pay are unlawful.

  7. October 20, 2023

    High Court Warned Against Enabling Job Transfer Bias Suits

    Multiple organizations and 16 Republican attorneys general told the U.S. Supreme Court it shouldn't disturb an Eighth Circuit ruling that a police sergeant's job transfer wasn't unlawful discrimination, arguing schools, businesses and governments need flexibility to move employees without fear of litigation from dissatisfied workers.

  8. October 13, 2023

    Justices Set December Argument Date For Transfer Bias Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 6 in a St. Louis police officer's challenge to an Eighth Circuit decision that nixed her argument that the city committed unlawful sex discrimination when it transferred her out of the police department's prestigious intelligence division. 

  9. October 11, 2023

    St. Louis Cop's Transfer Wasn't Unlawful Bias, High Court Told

    The city of St. Louis told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday it shouldn't disturb an Eighth Circuit ruling that a female police sergeant's lateral job transfer didn't amount to gender bias, arguing that changing the federal bias law standard would allow courts to micromanage American workplaces.

  10. September 29, 2023

    4 Cases To Watch As New Supreme Court Term Kicks Off

    With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to start a fresh term, employment discrimination experts said they're keeping a close eye on two accepted cases and two pending petitions that address issues including the boundaries of Title VII's protections, religious rights and court deference to federal agencies. Here, Law360 looks at four cases management-side employment attorneys will be watching as the high court gets into gear.