“The Hamilton decision highlights the need for employers to stay up to date on legal developments. In this one decision, the Fifth Circuit opened the door for claims that just one day earlier were not actionable. Reviewing...more
1/31/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII
In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the U.S. Supreme Court considered what protections Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides to employees who claim they were the victims of a discriminatory transfer....more
Last June, the United States Supreme Court held in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard Coll that affirmative action policies at universities violate the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause...more
2/29/2024
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bayh-Dole Act ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Equity ,
Racial Bias ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Title VII
From campus to corporate -
Highlights:
The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling may influence workplace diversity efforts significantly.
Title VII implications from the Equal Protection Clause interpretation...more
10/11/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Equity ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Title VII
On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay of OSHA’s enforcement of the ETS that that required certain employers to, among other things, require employees to provide proof of vaccination...more
In a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the United States Supreme Court ruled that employers can require employees to waive their right to participate in class action lawsuits. The case was Epic Systems Corp. v....more
5/23/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Savings Clause ,
SCOTUS