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Reacting to Tyler v. Hennepin County: Nebraska Supreme Court Imposes Liability on Investors

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 8/26/2024

On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued its opinions in Fair v. Continental Resources, No. S-21-074, and Nieveen v. TAX 106, No. S-21-364, following remand from the United States Supreme Court in the wake of Tyler v....more

Matters of Time - SCOTUS Today

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/10/2024

The U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases yesterday, in each of which timing played a decisive role in the outcome. These cases did not produce the unanimity that has characterized most of the Court’s decisions so far this...more

The Supreme Court Update - May 9, 2024

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/10/2024

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two opinions: Culley v. Marshall, No. 22-585: This case addresses the due process rights that apply to civil forfeiture proceedings. Petitioners in this case each...more

The Supreme Court Update - April 17, 2024

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 4/18/2024

The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions on Tuesday, April 16: Rudisill v. McDonough, No. 22-888: This case concerns the interaction between two federal statutes providing up to 36 months of...more

Surplus Funds from Tax Sales are a Property Interest

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/2/2023

On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Minnesota county’s retention of the excess proceeds from sale of a homeowner’s property to satisfy a tax lien violated the Takings Clause. This decision recognizes that...more

Four Things You Need to Know About the Extended Limitations Period for SEC Disgorgement

Winstead PC on 1/7/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s disgorgement powers have made legal headlines a couple of times over the last few years – most notably, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Kokesh v. SEC, 137 S. Ct. 1635 (2017)...more

Arthrex Files Certiorari Petition in Arthrex case

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 7/16/2020

Arthrex recently filed a certiorari petition with the Supreme Court in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew Inc. (a case related to Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., which has also the subject of petitions from the U.S. government...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2019

Payne & Fears on 8/29/2019

This month's key California employment law cases involve EEOC charges, disability discrimination, and meal breaks....more

Employers: Don't Overlook Your Title VII Defenses!

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 7/26/2019

Last month the U.S. Supreme Court simultaneously resolved a long-running dispute about procedure under Title VII and sent a message to employers that it is important to pay attention and act promptly when faced with a Title...more

Invalidating Long-Standing Fourth Circuit Precedent, U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Title VII’s Charge Filing Requirement is...

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 7/3/2019

Before initiating a lawsuit under Title VII, a complainant must first file a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination....more

Supreme Court: Title VII’s Requirements Not Jurisdictional

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/28/2019

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII’s charge-filing precondition to suit is not a jurisdictional requirement and is instead a procedural prescription that is subject to forfeiture, refusing to...more

SCOTUS: Filing Requirement is Not Jurisdictional

Jones Day on 6/27/2019

The Situation: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") is not a jurisdictional prerequisite to bringing a Title VII lawsuit. The...more

Use It or Lose It: SCOTUS holds that EEOC Charge-Filing Requirement Is Forfeited If Not Timely Asserted

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 6/21/2019

On June 3, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, resolving a circuit split regarding whether Title VII’s charge-filing requirement with the Equal Employment Opportunity...more

Waiver Warning: SCOTUS Determines Title VII Failure to Exhaust Defense Can be Waived

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/18/2019

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of the United States - Fort Bend County v. Davis - has sparked conversations about whether a current or former employee must file a complaint with the EEOC before suing an employer for...more

U.S. Supreme Court Says Plaintiff Can Sue For Discrimination Without Filing EEOC Charge

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/17/2019

On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously resolved a split among federal appellate courts dealing with the question of whether Title VII’s requirement that plaintiffs file an administrative charge with the Equal...more

Use It Or Lose It: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Employers Who Wait Too Long to Raise EEOC Claim Objection to Title VII Discrimination...

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/17/2019

Recently, in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, the U.S. Supreme Court was faced with a jurisdictional question: If a plaintiff fails to exhaust her remedies by first filing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)...more

Raise Title VII Defense Early On or Risk Waiver, Supreme Court Rules

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/13/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified that the requirement that a plaintiff exhaust his/her administrative remedies before filing a discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a mandatory...more

The Bubbler - June 2019

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 6/13/2019

Welcome to June! As we head into the summer, the employment law world continues to heat up! We have rounded up the most recent developments impacting employers for your summer reading pleasure here....more

Use It or Lose It: Supreme Court Rules that Failure to Exhaust Defense Must be Prompt

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/13/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: New decision from the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII’s requirement that plaintiffs file with the EEOC or other state agencies is a non-jurisdictional claim-processing rule, which means it can be...more

Supreme Court Holds That in Title VII Suits, Employers Must Raise Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies in a Timely Manner or...

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 6/13/2019

The Supreme Court held in Fort Bend County v. Davis that the charge-filing precondition to suit of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a mandatory claim-processing rule subject to waiver, not a jurisdictional bar to...more

Charge of Discrimination is Not Jurisdictional: U.S. Supreme Court Makes Dismissal of Discrimination Claims More Difficult for...

Maynard Nexsen on 6/12/2019

On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the requirement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for employees to file an administrative charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity...more

Supreme Court Holds Title VII's Charge-Filing Requirement Is a Mandatory Claim-Processing Rule Subject to Forfeiture

Jackson Walker on 6/10/2019

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides a claim for discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, and retaliation, but it requires that a plaintiff file a charge of...more

Supreme Court Warns Employers Not To Delay Asserting Defenses In Employment Discrimination Cases

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/7/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on June 3, 2019, in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, that federal courts may hear plaintiffs' claims of discrimination brought under Title VII, even if those claims were not brought...more

Supreme Court: Title VII’s Charge-Filing Requirement Is Not Jurisdictional

Morgan Lewis on 6/7/2019

Title VII’s charge-filing requirement is nonjurisdictional and is subject to forfeiture rules, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on June 3. The decision does not eliminate the rule that employees must first file charges...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Title VII's Requirement to File an EEOC Charge Before Commencing a Federal Court Lawsuit is Not a...

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 6/7/2019

On June 3, 2019, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the case of Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis that the requirement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ("Title VII") to file an administrative charge...more

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