Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Employment.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that an employment arbitration agreement was unconscionable, holding that the agreement's scope and terms were distinguishable from precedent and that any invalid provisions were severable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Title VII hostile work environment claim. The court held that the plaintiff failed to timely exhaust administrative remedies for earlier incidents and that the remaining timely acts were insufficient to state a claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a summary judgment in favor of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. The court held that the employee failed to prove that anyone involved in her termination knew of her protected whistleblower activity.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a Michigan city and its clerk against a real estate developer. The court held that bureaucratic delays in processing medical marijuana permits did not violate constitutional rights or constitute a regulatory taking.
The Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that had blocked President Trump's Executive Order excluding certain federal agencies from collective bargaining requirements, ruling that the unions failed to prove the order was motivated by retaliation.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's thirty-five count employment discrimination complaint. The court held that the pleading was an impermissible shotgun complaint that failed to provide defendants adequate notice of the claims against them.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of two employment discrimination lawsuits brought by Iraqi journalists against their employer. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to allege sufficient facts to support a plausible claim that their terminations were based on national origin rather than insubordination.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of two journalists' Title VII discrimination claims against their employer. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to allege sufficient facts to support a plausible inference that their terminations were based on national origin rather than insubordination.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a dismissal, holding that a male student plausibly alleged sex-based sexual harassment under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause due to hazing intended to emasculate him.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination case. The appellate panel concluded that the lower court's decision was proper after reviewing the record and arguments.