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Judge Stephen Reinhardt Dies at 87

Mar 30, 2018 Benjamin Sachs

A huge loss for the country. And a huge loss for workers and the movements that support them.

Sixth Circuit Rejects RFRA Defense and Holds Title VII Bans Anti-Transgender Discrimination

Mar 8, 2018 Alexa Kissinger

Yesterday in EEOC v. R.G. &. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, the Sixth Circuit held that “Title VII protects transgender persons because of their transgender or transitioning status” as a form of sex discrimination. In comprehensive and unequivocal language, the court also rejected the Funeral Home’s asserted RFRA defense that employing Stephens while she represented herself as a woman would […]

En Banc Second Circuit Holds Title VII Protects Workers Against Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation

Feb 26, 2018 Alexa Kissinger

Earlier today in Zarda v. Altitude Express Inc., the Second Circuit ruled en banc that discrimination based on sexual orientation violates Title VII. Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann wrote for the majority and was joined, in part or completely, by nine other judges. Three judges penned dissenting opinions. The majority held that “sexual orientation discrimination […]

February 18, 2018
News & Commentary

Suzanne Schlossberg

According to Liz O’Donnell at The Atlantic there is a looming crisis facing America’s working daughters. While advocates already face challenges with regards to paid family and medical leave, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there are currently 44 million unpaid eldercare providers in the United States and the majority are women. With few formal or […]

Weekend News & Commentary — February 10-11, 2018

Feb 11, 2018 Suzanne Schlossberg

Jon Steingart at Bloomberg Law details how the GrubHub litigation could find new legs at the trial court level. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held on Feb. 8 that former GrubHub delivery driver Raef Lawson was not an employee as Lawson had contended. Judge Coreley […]

February 4, 2018
News & Commentary

Suzanne Schlossberg

On Friday, Indiana became the second state to get approval from the Trump administration to impose a work requirement on Medicaid beneficiaries. The Wall Street Journal reports that the approval is “the first major health-policy move since Alex Azar was sworn in Monday as Health and Human Services secretary,” and “suggests continued support under his leadership […]

Today’s News & Commentary — January 25, 2018

Jan 25, 2018 Amanda Lee

New tariffs announced by the Trump administration on Tuesday for the import of solar panels will have ripple effects on the solar industry and undertaking of solar projects in the U.S. Though the tariffs, starting at 30% next year, were implemented to “protect U.S. manufacturing,” less than 2,000 of the over 260,000 Americans employed in […]

Today’s News & Commentary — January 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018 Alexa Kissinger

The Trump administration announced Thursday it would allow states to impose work requirements in Medicaid. According to The New York Times, this large policy shift toward a more conservative vision for Medicaid will provide waivers to states that wish to condition benefits on work requirements.

Today’s News & Commentary — January 10, 2018

Jan 10, 2018 Jyoti Jasrasaria

Late yesterday, a federal district court judge in San Francisco issued a national injunction ordering the Trump administration to “maintain the DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] program on a nationwide basis” while litigation over the program plays out. Therefore, previous DACA beneficiaries must be allowed to renew their status, though the government will not […]

Today’s News & Commentary — December 15, 2017

Dec 15, 2017 Alexa Kissinger

After loud resistance from Democrats, the FCC voted to repeal Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all internet traffic as equal. The New York Times reports the now-repealed Obama-era regulations regulated high-speed internet as if it were a utility, prohibiting providers from blocking certain websites or charging for select services or content. This decision, though expected, […]

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Judge Stephen Reinhardt Dies at 87

Sixth Circuit Rejects RFRA Defense and Holds Title VII Bans Anti-Transgender Discrimination

En Banc Second Circuit Holds Title VII Protects Workers Against Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation

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Weekend News & Commentary — February 10-11, 2018

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