Can members of a majority group be subject to a heightened pleading standard for their Title VII discrimination claims? The United States Supreme Court answered this question with a unanimous “no” in ...

Andrea Lucas, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has said she wants to undo years of what she describes as activist excess around labor law.

A California federal district court granted summary judgment to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on claims of age discrimination, ...

The district court in Walsh, as has often been the case, determined that the plaintiff had failed to demonstrate that the adverse action complained of took place under circumstances that gave rise to ...

A former warehouse worker has launched a major class action lawsuit against retail giant Walmart, alleging that the company’s background check policies systematically discriminate against Black ...

Mississippi federal court denied summary judgment on a Title VII retaliation claim against Centene Management Company, finding evidence that the company’s job abandonment justification for termination ...

Multiple compliance failures sank a university HR chief's job and her discrimination lawsuit. A federal appeals court ruled her performance issues were real.

White individuals and straight people do not need to meet a higher burden of proof than members of minority groups to prevail in employment discrimination suits, the Supreme Court held June 5. The ...

A judge ruled in favor of Amazon in a discrimination lawsuit against a former Black employee who accused the company of diminishing her duties and placing her on a performance improvement plan, ...

"The filing of systemic actions really has been downplayed and is not the main focus or emphasis by the EEOC anymore," said Gerald Maatman Jr., a Duane Morris partner. Lawsuits filed by the Equal ...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will reportedly resume considering discrimination cases brought by transgender people after a months-long pause in which staffers were ordered ...

Job advertisements turn into legal minefields faster than companies realize. Innocent-looking words explode into expensive lawsuits when age-related language creeps into postings like uninvited guests ...