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Disparate Impact Claims May Have Extended Statute of Limitations Calculations, Rules U.S. Supreme Court

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

Back in February, I noted that not all U.S. Supreme Court cases are created equal and warned employers not to get too excited about a case that was then being argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court — Lewis v. City of Chicago. Yesterday, the Court released its unanimous decision (download here) in that… Continue Reading

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Title VII Test Case; Will It Be Significant For Employers Or Just Academics?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

There is a common misconception about the U.S. Supreme Court that all cases that it rules on are created equal.   They’re not. Some take on more significance than others. Case in point: Lewis v. City of Chicago, which was argued yesterday (transcript available here).  I’ve previously discussed the case in an earlier post.  The… Continue Reading

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Rules on Applying Pregnancy Leaves for Pension Credits Pre-PDA

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

UPDATED 5/19/09 The U.S. Supreme Court has been very busy this morning. First, in a 7-2 decision, the Court held that an employer (inthis case AT&T) did not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act when it gave less retirement credit for pregnancy leaves that occurred prior to the passage of the act.  In addition, the Court… Continue Reading