Justices will decide scope of Title VII retaliation 
Published: June 30, 2010
Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, retaliation, Title VII
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Title VII’s retaliation provision covers an employee who did not personally engage in protected activity, but who claims his employer retaliated against him solely because of his association with another employee who engaged in protected activity.
Title VII claim barred by intra-military immunity
Published: June 10, 2010
Tags: intra-military immunity doctrine, sex discrimination, Title VII
The doctrine of intra-military immunity precluded a U.S. Air Force technician from suing for sex discrimination, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Title VII plaintiffs not required to exhaust remedies
Published: June 3, 2010
Tags: EEOC, employment discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, racial discrimination, Title VII
Two race discrimination plaintiffs were not required to individually exhaust their administrative remedies because their claims were joined with another similarly situated plaintiff who had fully litigated her claim before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the D.C. Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Bankruptcy filings bar Title VII retaliation suit
Published: June 3, 2010
Tags: estoppel, retaliation, Title VII
A plaintiff couldn’t sue his former employer for retaliation because he failed to disclose his lawsuit in successive bankruptcy filings, the D.C. Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Job threat insufficient for retaliation claim
Published: May 14, 2010
Tags: racial discrimination, retaliation, Title VII
A Title VII retaliation plaintiff did not have had an objectively reasonable belief that he was the victim of unlawful employment practices when his supervisor left a phone message indicating that his job was in jeopardy, the 11th Circuit has ruled in reversing a $300,000 jury verdict.
Plaintiff can sue for Title VII attorney fees
Published: May 6, 2010
Tags: attorney fees, employment discrimination, Title VII
A federal court had jurisdiction to hear a claim solely to recover attorney fees incurred in a Title VII administrative proceeding, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Wal-Mart sex bias suit can proceed as class action
Published: April 27, 2010
Tags: class action, sex discrimination, Title VII, Wal-Mart
Claims that Wal-Mart discriminated against thousands of female employees may be tried as a class action, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming a certification order.
State notice doesn’t trigger federal time bar
Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: right-to-sue, sex discrimination, statute of limitations, Title VII
A state’s right-to-sue notice doesn’t trigger the 90-day Title VII limitations period, the 10th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Lawyer’s reassignment may be ‘adverse action’
Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: adverse action, retaliation, Title VII
A HUD attorney who was reassigned to a non-legal job can sue for retaliatory transfer under Title VII, the D.C. Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment for the employer.
EEOC: Job credit checks could pose bias charge risk
Published: April 6, 2010
Tags: disparate impact, employment discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Title VII
WASHINGTON - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a legal advisory letter warning that the use of credit checks to screen job applicants could be unlawful if it leads to the disproportionate exclusion of women, minorities and other protected group members.
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