Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review six labor and employment law cases which had been presented. The Court showed no favoritism, denying petitions for certiorari on cases coming out of U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second, Third, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits and covering substantive and procedural issues, including age claims, disability claims, retaliation, and due process, among others.

Despite its rejection of these six cases, the Supreme Court has a full docket of employment law cases for the current term. Here’s a preview of some of the cases to be decided in the coming year...