We have been monitoring and awaiting the Supreme Court's ruling on (what is known as) the Chevron doctrine. You can read more about the doctrine here. On Friday, the Supreme Court issued its decision and overruled the...more
In a 6 – 3 decision on February 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an offshore rig employee paid a "day rate" but earning more than $200,000 annually is entitled to overtime....more
As we summarized in previous alerts, on December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the stay previously placed on OSHA's "Vaccine or Test" (Emergency Temporary Standard) ETS by the Fifth Circuit Court of...more
Between gerrymandering and the 'citizenship' question, the Supreme Court concluded its 2018 term with a bang. The Court is primed for further fireworks in its 2019 term. For employers, this includes whether Title VII...more
In his first opinion since being confirmed to the Supreme Court, Justice Kavanaugh was joined by his fellow justices in unanimously deciding that delegation clauses in arbitration agreements must be enforced. Delegation...more
1/25/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
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Contract Terms ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
Judicial Review ,
Motion to Compel ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Wholly Groundless Doctrine
Happy New Year! To help ring in the New Year and pin down last-minute New Year’s resolutions, let’s look at six topics impacting the workplace in 2016...more
On Monday, June 1, the Supreme Court decided a religious discrimination case involving Abercrombie & Fitch and the EEOC. The Court held that "[a]n employee may not make an applicant's religious practice, confirmed or...more
6/4/2015
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disparate Treatment ,
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Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Clothing ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retailers ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII
The holidays have come and gone. I hope everyone enjoyed them, and I hope everyone received the gifts and presents they asked for. I come from a big family—three siblings, 14 aunts and uncles, and nearly twenty cousins....more
1/14/2014
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Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Discovery ,
Discrimination ,
ENDA ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Mobile Devices ,
NLRB ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Supervisors ,
Termination ,
Title VII ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University ,
Whistleblowers