On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, striking down the “background circumstances” requirement in so-called “reverse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with ...

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, held that “reverse discrimination” cases should be reviewed under the same standard as minority-group ...

Many private employers have adopted and implemented companywide "diversity" programs, which typically include voluntary affirmative action plans. Attorney Darlene H. Smith warns that these employers ...

The court’s ruling in favor of a woman who says she was passed over for jobs because she is straight is correct in theory—but it’s going to be terrifying in practice. Marlean Ames, who claims she was ...

A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn't get a job and then was demoted because she's ...

Just today, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a contentious disagreement between courts regarding the burden of proof required to bring a disparate treatment claim under Title VII. While the majority of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At first glance, some of the language looks familiar. A letter sent to state officials in Rhode Island by the Justice Department ...

Melanie Ronen, partner and chair of the employment practice at Stradley Ronon, advises employers across industries on the full spectrum of workplace issues, from hiring and compliance to litigation ...

In recent years, I have worked full-time challenging illegal sex and race discrimination in higher education. I have filed nearly 1,000 federal civil rights complaints with the Office for Civil Rights ...

At first glance, some of the language looks familiar. A letter sent to state officials in Rhode Island by the Justice Department in June included a reminder that federal civil rights law "prohibits an ...