Protected Class, Reverse Discrimination, Employment Litigation

SCOTUS Rejects Extra Burden for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title VII Cases

Smith Anderson on 6/20/2025

On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, significantly impacting how majority-group discrimination claims are evaluated under Title VII of the...more

SCOTUS Ames Decision: Everyone’s in a “Protected Class”

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/19/2025

In employment law, we traditionally think of discrimination as applying to minority groups: African Americans, women, homosexuals, or other legally protected groups. In analyzing discrimination claims, one of the first...more

The Supreme Court rejects a heightened summary judgment standard for majority group plaintiffs in Title VII discrimination cases

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 6/18/2025

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Ames v Ohio Dept. of Youth Services that plaintiffs in the majority group within a protected class have the same burden of proof at summary judgment to demonstrate...more

Protected Class › Reverse Discrimination › Employment Litigation

SCOTUS Rejects Extra Burden for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title VII Cases

SCOTUS Ames Decision: Everyone’s in a “Protected Class”

The Supreme Court rejects a heightened summary judgment standard for majority group plaintiffs in Title VII discrimination cases

Supreme Court Rejects Elevated Standard for Proving Reverse Discrimination Claims

Supreme Court Strikes Down Sixth Circuit Rule Heightening Discrimination Standard for Members of Majority Groups

SCOTUS to Review the “Background Circumstances” Heightened Pleading Standard in Reverse Discrimination Cases

Mandatory Unconscious Bias Training Did Not Violate Title VII

Protected Class › Reverse Discrimination › Employment Litigation

SCOTUS Rejects Extra Burden for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title VII Cases

SCOTUS Ames Decision: Everyone’s in a “Protected Class”

The Supreme Court rejects a heightened summary judgment standard for majority group plaintiffs in Title VII discrimination cases

Supreme Court Rejects Elevated Standard for Proving Reverse Discrimination Claims

Supreme Court Strikes Down Sixth Circuit Rule Heightening Discrimination Standard for Members of Majority Groups

SCOTUS to Review the “Background Circumstances” Heightened Pleading Standard in Reverse Discrimination Cases

Mandatory Unconscious Bias Training Did Not Violate Title VII

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