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Supreme Court Refuses to Step in on Healthcare Reform . . . for Now
This morning, the Supreme Court denied the state of Virginia’s request to hear a case on the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law. (You can read about this morning’s decision, and find the...
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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law
This morning, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, a case challenging Arizona’s immigration law. The law imposes strict sanctions – the suspension or revocation...
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Wal-Mart Wins Class Action Case in Supreme Court
Yesterday, the Supreme Court gave employers a huge win in the case of Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes. The case was a class action lawsuit that alleged the giant retailer discriminated against female...
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Supreme Court Gives Religious Employers a Big Defense in Discrimination Cases
Last week, the Supreme Court decided an employment discrimination case against a Lutheran school, Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC. The case involved a teacher who claimed she was fired in retaliation for...
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FMLA and State Employers
Last week, the Supreme Court decided a case involving a state employee who sued for violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland. The arguments in the...
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Supreme Court: Pharmaceutical Reps Not Entitled to Overtime
In a 5-4 split, the Supreme Court decided yesterday that pharmaceutical detailers qualify as outside salespeople and are therefore not entitled to overtime pay. This case was closely watched in the...
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Supreme Court Wants to Hear More About Health Care Reform
Seems like only a few months ago that the Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Obama’s health care reform law. That decision, combined with the President’s reelection and Democratic gains in both...
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Supreme Court’s FLSA Decision on Collective Actions
Last week, the Supreme Court decided a case about collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Collective actions are similar to class actions, in that they give an employee the right...
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Big Win for Employers in Supreme Court Harassment Case
Do you have more than one supervisor? If so, you’re not alone. Plenty of people work for companies in which the power to hire, fire, promote, and discipline employees is vested in only a few employees,...
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Employer Mandate: Headed to the Supreme Court?
The past month has been chock full of developments on the employer mandate front, and there may be more to come. Last month, the federal Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the mandate,...
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Supreme Court: Severance Pay is Subject to FICA Tax
Last week, the Supreme Court decided a case about how severance pay must be treated for tax purposes. The employer in the case (United States v. Quality Stores) had declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The...
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