Topic
Reverse Discrimination
53 published works
Chicago Business Attorney Blog
The Supreme Court Just Made Reverse Discrimination Claims Easier to File. What Illinois Employers Need to Know
If your promotion process, your DEI initiative, or your last round of layoffs has ever been shaped around demographic targets, the ground under your feet just shifted. On June 5,…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
WIRTW #795: the ‘girls club’ edition
Trump's EEOC is expanding its crackdown on DEI by targeting women-only workplace networking and similar programs as potential illegal “reverse discrimination." Here's what I told USA Today about this issue:…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Can a White Employee Sue for Race Discrimination Under the NJLAD Without Any Heightened Burden? The Third Circuit Says Yes.
The Third Circuit just predicted that New Jersey’s “reverse discrimination” rule is incompatible with the NJLAD. Federal courts in New Jersey are no longer applying it. TL;DR: The Third Circuit…
New Jersey Employment Lawyer Blog
Third Circuit Rejects the Idea of a Heightened “Reverse Discrimination” Burden in Bergen County Employment Case
On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an employment discrimination decision involving a Bergen County police department promotion. In Massey v. Borough of…
Lipsky Lowe’s Blog For New York Employment Law
From the Supreme Court to Nike: What the Rise of Reverse Discrimination Claims Means for NYC Workers
New York employees who have been passed over, demoted, or terminated because of their race, sex, or other protected characteristic can file discrimination claims under federal, New York State, and…
HR Law Watch
Reverse Discrimination Lawsuits Are So Back
By Ethan Picone, Brian D. Pedrow, Denise M. Keyser, Priya B. Vivian
On June 5, 2025, a unanimous Supreme Court eliminated the requirement for a higher evidentiary standard for majority plaintiffs (white, male, heterosexual, etc.) who claim discrimination under Title VII (also…
Employer Law Report
The Supreme Court rejects additional requirements for “reverse discrimination” claims
By Kelsey Gee
The Supreme Court decided 9-0 that a majority group plaintiff cannot be held to a different, heightened evidentiary standard when alleging employment discrimination under Title VII. Historically, the Sixth, Seventh,…
HR Defense
Supreme Court Eliminates “Background Circumstances” Test in Reverse Discrimination Cases: What Employers Need to Know
By Felipe Gomez
In a landmark ruling significantly changing how workplace discrimination claims are litigated, the U.S. Supreme Court has removed a major barrier for plaintiffs alleging “reverse discrimination” claims under Title VII.…
Global Policy Watch
Supreme Court Holds That All Employment Discrimination is Equal: Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Servs.
By Lindsay Burke, Evan Parness, Carolyn Rashby, Zachary Agudelo
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court altered the landscape for employers facing “reverse discrimination” Title VII lawsuits in the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and DC Circuits, by striking…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Rules that Title VII Standard for Reverse Discrimination Suits is the Same as Minority Discrimination Cases
By Tracy Thomas
I weigh in here on the recent unanimous SCOTUS ruling in Ames v. OH Dept of Youth Services on applying the same legal standard for majority as minority plaintiff discrimination cases.…