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Supreme Court Issues Important Decision in Discrimination Case

March 3rd, 2011
In Staub v. Proctor Hospital, the US Supreme Court just issued an important unanimous decision in this military-service-based discrimination case. This case concerns the so-called “cat’s paw” theory of liability, under which one sup… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Cat's Paw, Discrimination, Labor and Employment, Military Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Title VII, US Supreme Court, USERRA

Supreme Court Endorses Associational Retaliation Claim

February 8th, 2011
Late last month, in Thompson v. North American Stainless, the Supreme Court unanimously concluded that firing a worker’s fiancé in retaliation for a sex discrimination claim filed by the worker is itself unlawful retaliation under Title VII. The a… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Associational Retaliation, Case Commentary, Labor and Employment, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination, Title VII, US Supreme Court