On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in three employment discrimination cases involving what protection, if any, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – which prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of, among other things, sex – affords against sexual orientation and gender identity-based discrimination. As we previously discussed … Continue Reading
In a much anticipated follow-up to its 2011 decision in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a class action waiver in a commercial arbitration agreement between American Express and merchants who accept its charge cards is enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act, even if the costs the individual merchants would … Continue Reading
