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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Applying Loper Bright, the Seventh Circuit Holds that ECOA Protects Prospective Applicants

K&L Gates LLP on 8/12/2024

The Seventh Circuit recently issued one of the first appellate decisions to apply the US Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024). In Loper Bright, the Supreme Court ended...more

This Week at the Ninth: Sand Dredgers and the Duty to Defend

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals on 4/19/2021

This week, we take a look at a decision addressing the proper reading of “because” in federal discrimination statutes, and another addressing a California law precluding insurers from covering defense costs in litigation...more

Supreme Court Victory For Employers In Mach Mining v. EEOC

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/1/2015

On April 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Mach as1859[1]Mining, LLC v. EEOC, No. 13-1019 (U.S. 2015), and concluded, in a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Kagan, that federal courts...more

Supreme Court Concludes That EEOC Conciliation Efforts Are Reviewable by Courts

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/30/2015

On April 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously concluded that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) efforts to conciliate a matter before filing suit—a statutory requirement of Title VII—can be reviewed...more

Township of Mount Holly files opening brief in Supreme Court

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/28/2013

Despite the pending settlement discussions, the Township of Mount Holly has filed its opening brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. The question presented in Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc. is...more

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