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Supreme Court Heightens Standard for Employers to Deny Religious Accommodations

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a unanimous opinion, authored by Justice Alito, in Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General, 600 U.S. ___ (2023), in which it “clarified” decades-old...more

SCOTUS Rules That Worker Who Was Paid High Daily Wage is Non-Exempt and Entitled to Overtime Pay

On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that an employee who is paid a daily rate for each day worked, no matter how high the rate, is not exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor...more

Supreme Court Alters First Amendment Test In Decision Allowing High School Coach to Pray After Games

Joseph Kennedy coached football at Bremerton High School, a public school in Washington State. After football games, Kennedy led prayers at the 50-yard line among players, coaches, fans, and, sometimes, politicians. The...more

The Supreme Court Has Ruled on the OSHA and CMS Vaccine Mandates – What Now?

Summary - On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court “split the baby” on two federal vaccine mandates. The Court stayed the OSHA “vaccine or test” rule, but allowed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine...more

Update for Employers Navigating Federal Vaccine Requirements

As previously reported here, the Supreme Court recently issued decisions staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “vaccine or test” Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and upholding the Centers for...more

U.S. Supreme Court Declines Cert in Fourth Circuit Transgender Student Case

Summary - The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in the case of Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board on June 28, 2021. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said that they would have granted the...more

The Definition of a Whistleblower Under the Dodd-Frank Act is Shrinking

In a unanimous ruling on February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the definition of a whistleblower under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act)....more

Supreme Court to Revisit Constitutional Challenge to Public Union Agency Fees

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Janus v. Am. Fed'n of State, Cty. & Mun. Employees, Council 31 to decide whether it is constitutional to require public employees to pay agency fees (also known as "fair share"...more

Title VII Protects Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, 7th Circuit Holds

In a landmark decision, the Seventh Circuit has become the first federal court of appeals to find that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against individuals because of their sexual...more

NLRB Ratifies Administrative Actions Taken during Invalid Recess Appointment Period

On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling in N.L.R.B. v. Noel Canning, et al., which invalidated President Obama’s 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the NLRB recently ratified a...more

FLSA Does Not Bar Class Action Waivers, Second Circuit Rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently handed employers another victory in the fight over enforcement of class action waivers....more

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