Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a foundational anti-discrimination law that covers almost all employers in the United States. For federal contractors, Title VII was often overshadowed by ...
Legal experts remind business leaders that it is is still illegal for most employers to discriminate against employees because of their transgender status. The Trump Administration’s campaign against ...
On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, significantly impacting how majority-group discrimination claims are ...
In its analysis, the majority honed in on the plaintiff’s rationale for refusing the antigen test, noting that she told the court that her objection was based on her personal interpretation of medical ...
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Understanding Title VII as a law designed to advance both liberty and equality helps to illuminate the statute's religious employer exemption. Last month, the BYU Law Review published our article ...
May a religious group legally fire a non-ministerial employee (like a secretary or janitor) for violating the group's religious beliefs about sex or marriage? As I explained yesterday, this is the ...
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services lowered the initial hurdle for pursuing reverse discrimination claims under Title VII in some states, but legal experts ...
In the court’s analysis, Judge Gail Weilheimer noted the plaintiff did not allege that the decision-makers behind his termination made racist comments, treated employees of one race better than ...
Which employers must comply with Title VII. Which job applicants and employees are protected under Title VII. What conduct is prohibited religious discrimination under Title VII and the theories under ...