This post was authored by Megan Lewis.
The United States Supreme Court may be gearing up to decide whether, under the Equal Pay Act, employers can consider an employee’s previous salary history when setting the employee’s rate of pay. …
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Mandatory Agency Shop Fees Ruled Unconstitutional in Janus v. AFSCME
Posted in Labor Relations 
This post was authored by Kevin J. Chicas.
The United States Supreme Court today, on Wednesday June 27, 2018, reversed the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Janus v. AFSCME, and held that mandatory agency shop service fees are …
Supreme Court Petition Submitted Regarding Application of U.S. Civil Rights Act to Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Posted in Appeals, Constitutional Rights, Discrimination, Employment
In April, we reported on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, which held that sex-discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act includes discrimination on the basis of …
Appellate Law — What Are Amicus Curiae Briefs?
Posted in Appeals
A couple of years ago we blogged about Amicus Curiae briefs, their role in the appellate law, and how they can benefit California’s employers. Since our original post, we witnessed a number of cases in which Amicus Curiae briefs played …
Supreme Court Rules That State Voters May Ban Affirmative Action Policies
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
This blog post was authored by Steven Tang.
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that state voters may choose to prohibit the consideration of race in governmental decisions, in particular with respect to public school admissions. The decision came …
U.S. Supreme Court Will Review Whether Employee Time Spent Going Through Security Checks Is Compensable
Posted in FLSA, Wage and Hour
This blog post has by James E. Oldendorph Jr.
On March 3, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case which questions whether employees of companies such as Amazon.com, and companies that provide staffing services to Amazon.com, must …
The First Amendment In Employment And Education – Six Issues for 2013
Posted in Education, First Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court’s docket is light on First Amendment cases this term. Nonetheless, the year 2013 may well bring important developments in a number of areas of free speech law in employment and education. The following are six primary …
Appellate Law — What Are Amicus Curiae Briefs?
Posted in Appeals, LitigationPublic agency officials and employees may read newspaper articles about recently decided landmark cases in public sector labor and employment law, and may feel relief, anger, surprise, or vindication in the result. This is especially true if the decision impacts …
The Supreme Court Upholds The Individual Mandate Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Posted in Healthcare, Legislation
This guest post was authored by Heather L. DeBlanc
This morning, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius addressing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”).1 The Court upheld, …