Supreme Court's Impact on Workplace Bias and Discrimination Cases
TL;DR
The Supreme Court indicated its intent to protect workers' rights by shutting down the anti-worker regime that requires victims to prove special harm in order to sue for discrimination. Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, along with liberal justices, united behind the plain language of the law to improve the lives of working people. However, their support for a vigorous enforcement of the law may have an ulterior motive, potentially impacting affirmative action in the workplace. The case in question involves a female police officer who was transferred to a less "dangerous" job due to her gender, and the Court is considering whether such transfers alone violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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- The real reason Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch are helping workers. Slate
- Supreme Court Leans Toward Police Officer in Job Bias Case The New York Times
- Supreme Court case could spark rush of reverse discrimination claims The Boston Globe
- Supreme Court weighs standard of harm in Title VII discrimination case The Washington Post
- U.S. Supreme Court grapples with applying workplace bias law to job transfers Reuters
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