SOURCE: SCOTUS BLOG
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who report discrimination based on race, sex, or religion. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is charged with enforcing Title VII, has long maintained that the law’s anti-retaliation protection extends to third parties who are terminated because of their relationship with employees who oppose discrimination. The Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits, however, disagree. In an 8-0 decision the Supreme Court agreed with the EEOC's interpretation.
Read the full decision here..........
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Supreme Court to Review Employment Cases
The US Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in three employment law cases:
Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri
Whether first amendment protects government employees from retaliation for petitioning on matter of purely private concern
March 22, 2011
Whether first amendment protects government employees from retaliation for petitioning on matter of purely private concern
March 22, 2011
Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes
Whether huge employment discrimination class action was properly certified
March 29, 2011
Whether huge employment discrimination class action was properly certified
March 29, 2011
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