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U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Title VII Requires Employees Establish only "Some Harm" as a Result of Transfer, Rejecting Lower...

Can an employer be sued by an employee for an alleged discriminatory transfer? The answer had been yes, so long as the transfer was based on a discriminatory reason and resulted in a “significant” employment disadvantage....more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Spending Clause Antidiscrimination Statutes do not Permit Recovery of Damages for Emotional Distress

Executive Summary: In a groundbreaking opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., the United States Supreme Court held that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in a...more

[Webinar] Supreme Court Title VII LGBTQ+ Ruling - What it Means and Next Steps for Employers - June 25th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Complimentary Webinar June is Pride Month and this year it has extra meaning for the LGBTQ+ community, allies and advocates.  On June 15th, Justice Gorsuch, writing for the 6-3 majority of the United States Supreme Court,...more

US Supreme Court Holds Title VII Protects LGBTQ+ Workers in Landmark Decision

June is Pride Month. This year’s Pride Month has extra meaning for the LGBTQ+ community, allies and advocates. Yesterday, June 15, 2020, Justice Gorsuch, writing for the 6-3 majority of the United States Supreme Court, handed...more

SCOTUS Scheduled to Hear Oral Arguments on Whether LGBTQ Rights Are Protected by Title VII

The next session of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is just around the corner. On October 8, 2019, SCOTUS will hear oral argument on three closely watched cases, Bostock v. Clayton Co., Georgia, Altitude...more

SCOTUS Certifies Three Cases to Answer the Question of Whether LGBTQ Rights are Protected by Title VII

Yesterday, April 22, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) granted certiorari in three cases involving the question of whether gay and transgender workers are protected from discrimination by Title VII of...more

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Wedding Cake Baker in Gay Rights Case Based on Civil Rights Commission's Impermissible "Hostility"

On June 4, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, found in favor of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakes, who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. He cited religious beliefs condemning...more

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