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Supreme Court Upholds Exception Barring Clergy from Bringing Employment Discrimination Suits against Religious Employers
On January 11, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the in the Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC case, holding that clergy members employed by ... Full story
Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision on Causation in Discrimination Actions
Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court in Staub v. Proctor Hospital, reversing the Seventh Circuit and holding that an employer is liable ... Full story
Supreme Court Holds Title VII Permits Retaliation Lawsuit by Fiancée of Employee Who Reported Discrimination
Justice Scalia penned the opinion for a unanimous court in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, holding that Title VII permits a third party employee ... Full story
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Title VII Prohibits Retaliation Against a Third Party
On June 29, 2010, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether the anti-retaliation provision of Title VII forbids an employer from “inflicting reprisals on ... Full story