by Girish Anand | Jun 10, 2019 | EEOC, U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court this month resolved a split among the circuit courts regarding Title VII lawsuits and discrimination filings with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in...
by Girish Anand | Jul 10, 2018 | U.S. Supreme Court
The coming term of the U.S. Supreme Court, possibly with a new justice named Brett Kavanaugh seated, will open Oct. 1 with a review of a case from Arizona involving two firefighters alleging they were terminated because of age. In a brief order issued yesterday, the...
by Girish Anand | Jun 8, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOJ, Obamacare, U.S. Supreme Court
Faced with a challenge by 20 attorneys general in a federal court in Texas, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is going to trial with no defense from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ). The case rests on the constitutionality — or...
by Girish Anand | May 21, 2018 | NLRA, NLRB, U.S. Supreme Court
Voting along ideological lines, the Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 that employers can enforce signed binding arbitration agreements with their work forces, thus legally barring class action lawsuits. The ruling allows employers to require employees to sign not only...
by Girish Anand | Apr 2, 2018 | FLSA, Overtime Rules, U.S. Supreme Court
In a win for auto dealerships, the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that “service advisers” — those individuals who advise customers on which type of servicing or repair is needed on their car — are exempt from overtime. The Department of Labor...
by Girish Anand | Mar 6, 2018 | U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is reviewing a case stemming from South Dakota in which that state is demanding that web merchants pay sales tax for any transaction with its residents. A 1992 ruling imposed a “physical presence” limitation that let web retailers evade...