Earlier this year, we wrote about some of the major cases and legal developments for employers to watch in 2023. With the start of the U.S. Supreme Court's new term last month, we are back to provide insight into the next...more
11/28/2023
/ 303 Creative LLC v Elenis ,
Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer ,
Affirmative Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Glacier Northwest v International Brotherhood of Teamsters ,
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc v Hewitt No 21-984 ,
Lateral Transfers ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
NLRA ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preemption ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII ,
Website Accessibility ,
Whistleblowers
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court effectively overturned long-standing affirmative action precedent and held that race-conscious college admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...more
7/11/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII
The possible fate of affirmative action is at the forefront of U.S. Supreme Court watchers' attention this term. The general consensus among legal scholars and academics ranges from "concern" that the Court may be primed to...more