In an 8-to-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for federal employees and applicants to prove age discrimination by ruling that courts should not apply a heightened causation standard in such cases. By...more
4/13/2020
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Babb v Wilkie ,
Burden of Proof ,
But For Causation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Employees ,
Hiring & Firing ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Remedies ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Care ,
Summary Judgment
In a 7 to 1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that courts of appeals should largely defer to lower courts’ decisions when policing subpoenas issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By...more
4/4/2017
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Employee Evaluations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidence ,
Government Investigations ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Judicial Deference ,
Maternity Leave ,
McLane Co. v EEOC ,
Request For Information ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Standard of Review ,
Subpoenas ,
Title VII ,
Unduly Burdensome