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World of Employment
Part 1 of 2: The U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Employer-Friendly Opinions On Title VII In Vance v. Ball State Univ. and Univ. of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar
By Ryan Gibson
On one day recently, the U.S. Supreme Court issued employer-friendly opinions in two separate and long-awaited cases interpreting Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (known simply as…
Employment Discrimination Report
New Discrimination Decisions Favor Employers
Ealier we published an alert just minutes after the Supreme Court handed down two significant Title VII decisions giving pro-business groups a clear victory, and dividing predictably along partisan lines -- the five Republican-appointed…
Employment & Labor
In a Pro-Employee World, U. S. Supreme Court Rulings Offer Employers Hope
With Michael Slocum and Colleen Giusto In a pair of important opinions released last week, both of which are helpful to employers, the U.S. Supreme Court raised the bar for…
California Employment Law Update
Employers Win Big In Two New U.S. Supreme Court Cases
By Tony Oncidi
Univ. of Tex. S.W. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar, 570 U.S. ___, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4704 (Jun. 24, 2013) The Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff asserting retaliation under Title VII of…
Employer Law Report
The Supreme Court Lands a Stunning Blow to Employees
After putting employees on the ropes with its decision in Vance v. Ball State University (which we blogged on here), the United States Supreme Court finished employees off with the…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Supreme Court Retaliation Ruling Likely to Affect ADA Retaliation Standard
The Supreme Court held this week that a plaintiff bringing a retaliation claim under Title VII must establish that the adverse employment action would not have occurred "but-for" an improper…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Requires Litigants To Prove “But-For Causation” In Workplace Retaliation Lawsuits
In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, --- U.S. --- (June 24, 2013), the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision handed employers a victory by raising the…
Employment Law Business Guide
Supreme Court Holds “But For” Causation Standard Applies to Title VII Retaliation Claims
On the heels of narrowing the definition of “supervisor” for purposes of liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a divided U.S. Supreme Court dealt a…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
What Happens in Connecticut to Discrimination and Retaliation Cases After U.S. Supreme Court Case?
[caption id="attachment_2613" align="alignright" width="300"] U.S. Supreme Court[/caption] Back in 1994 (in a case Levy v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, for the lawyers out there) the Appellate Court in…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Retaliation Claims Require “But For” Evidence
It was a busy day for the Supreme Court, yesterday. The high court decided a second employment case regarding retaliation cases. Congress amended Title VII in 1991 to add…