The California Supreme Court is reviewing whether a carveout to employment law liability that religious institutions use as a shield in discrimination cases extends to wage and hour claims, stepping into a debate that the U.S. Supreme Court previously declined to take up.
A split National Labor Relations Board panel has partially reversed an agency judge's decision that Whole Foods violated federal labor law by maintaining an overly broad dress code rule, finding the claim is barred by an agreement between the company and board officials.
The Ninth Circuit will hear from a former postal worker bringing a sexual harassment lawsuit and an ousted sports radio host who was fired over a tweet, while the Fifth Circuit will review a former cop's sex bias case and the Second Circuit will tackle onetime bank executives' whistleblower claims. Here's a look at a quartet of oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in August.