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As the Supreme Court’s session was concluding, the Supreme Court issued Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General, No. 22-174 (June 29, 2023), an opinion that changes the employment landscape as it pertains to religious accommodations for employers and what actually constitutes an “undue hardship.” In Groff, the Supreme Court held, “Title VII [of the Civil Rights …
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On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, affirmatively answered the long-awaited question of whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protection extends to LGBTQ employees. In a 6-3 decision, the court held that an employer who terminates an employee …
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Many companies offer parental leave benefits above and beyond the 12 unpaid weeks required by the FMLA. However, well-meaning employers can run afoul of federal anti-discrimination laws by providing different parental leave benefits to fathers and mothers. Title VII bans employment discrimination on the basis of sex. 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e-2. But recently there has …