Groundbreaking Decision Could Lead Other Federal Courts To Follow Suit -
This week, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal court of appeals in the nation to rule that sexual orientation claims are...more
4/7/2017
/ Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
In a 7 to 1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that courts of appeals should largely defer to lower courts’ decisions when policing subpoenas issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By...more
4/4/2017
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Employee Evaluations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidence ,
Government Investigations ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Judicial Deference ,
Maternity Leave ,
McLane Co. v EEOC ,
Request For Information ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Standard of Review ,
Subpoenas ,
Title VII ,
Unduly Burdensome