On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis on the limited question of if “Title VII prohibit[s] discrimination in transfer […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Undue Hardship Test for Religious Accommodation Requests
On June 29, 2023, a unanimous Supreme Court held in Groff v. DeJoy that Title VII requires an employer who denies a religious accommodation to an employee to […]
California Supreme Court Rejects U.S. Supreme Court’s Interpretation of PAGA Standing
Overview Employees who have been compelled to arbitrate their individual claims under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”), Cal. Lab. Code § 2698, et seq., maintain […]
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Burden of Proof for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claims
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC that whistleblowers need not prove that an employer acted with “retaliatory intent” to establish a claim under […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Showing Harm Under Title VII
On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a Title VII plaintiff need only show they suffered “some harm” in an identifiable term or condition of […]
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Lower Bar for “Reverse Discrimination” Claims
June 6, 2025 Update. As expected, on June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a plaintiff in a Title VII discrimination case “who is a member […]
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and Concludes Its Ruling Does Not Bear on Employment-Related Precedent
In United States v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a Tennessee law prohibiting certain medical treatments for transgender minors did not violate the Equal Protection Clause […]
Supreme Court to Clarify Which Workers Can Avoid Arbitration
The Supreme Court will hear a decision examining the scope of an exemption from the Federal Arbitration Act with potentially significant ramifications. * * * On October 20, 2025, the […]
Supreme Court Music Case, Johnny Cash, Diddy v. Netflix: Legal Recap
THE BIG STORY: It’s almost 2026. Music lawyers are grappling with streaming fraud, deepfakes and trillion-dollar battles over artificial intelligence. And the U.S. Supreme Court is talking about […]
Supreme Court Tackles Internet Music Piracy Lawsuit Worth $1 Billion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (Dec. 1) wrestled with a billion-dollar music piracy lawsuit filed by the major labels against telecom giant Cox Communications, grilling lawyers for […]