by admin | Jun 26, 2015 | U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has just issued a historic ruling upholding same-sex marriages in all states under the guarantees of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Judge Anthony Kennedy, who has long been a champion of marriage for all, wrote the opinion in the 5-4...
by admin | Jun 1, 2015 | EEOC, U.S. Supreme Court
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., the nationwide retailer, will no doubt have to revisit its hiring policies following a Supreme Court ruling today that a Muslim job applicant can sue the company after she was rejected for wearing a head scarf, which the company said...
by admin | May 19, 2015 | U.S. Supreme Court
A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that employers can be sued by employees if the 401(k) company retirement plans they sponsor are shown to have charged excessive fees. The ruling affirms that employers have a “continuing duty to monitor” 401(k) accounts...
by admin | Apr 30, 2015 | EEOC, U.S. Supreme Court
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that courts may only conduct a “relatively bare-bones review” of conciliation efforts by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The decision stems from the EEOC’s lawsuit against...
by admin | Apr 27, 2015 | same-sex marriage, U.S. Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear both sides on issues involving the rights states may have in defining marriage. The court in 2013 already struck down federal prohibitions on same-sex marriages when it invalidated Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act...
by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has sided with former UPS driver Peggy Young in her legal efforts against her former employer, whom she accused of discrimination because it refused to put her on lighter duty when she was pregnant. Ms. Young twice lost in lower...