US Supreme Court takes Title VII, drug labeling, "light" cigarette cases
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in six cases , including Crawford v. Nashville and Davidson Cty., TN (06-1595) , in which the Supreme Court will consider whether...
US House extends statutory limits on pay discrimination cases
The US House voted 225-199 Tuesday to extend the deadline for employees to sue their employer for payment discrimination. The new legislation, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 , would allow employees to sue...
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., US Supreme Court, May 29, 2007 [holding that an employee cannot bring a lawsuit for pay discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for alleged discriminatory actions that occurred...
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an employee cannot bring a lawsuit for pay discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for allegedly discriminatory actions that occurred outside...
Supreme Court hears arguments in gender pay discrimination, antitrust cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , 05-1074, a case that addresses whether and when a plaintiff...
'All the Laws But One': Parsing the Military Commissions Bill
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that the overall theme of the "compromise" military commissions bill seems to be the highly-problematic creation of a unique legal regime for a specific group of...
Court rules non-citizens working for US firms abroad cannot invoke civil rights law
A US federal appeals court has ruled that a non-citizen cannot sue a US corporation for discrimination that allegedly occurred while he was working outside the US. The decision by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals...
Supreme Court to consider whether EPA must regulate CO2 auto emissions
The US Supreme Court said Monday that it would consider whether the Clean Air Act requires the US Environmental Protection Agency to regulate "greenhouse gas" emissions from automobiles. The court granted...
Supreme Court rules on deportation, employment retaliation cases
The US Supreme Court handed down four decisions Thursday, including Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales , where the Court held that a federal immigration law authorizing deportation can be applied to...
Race and Color Discrimination, Section 15 of the Compliance Manual, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), issued April 19, 2006 . Read...
