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April 6, 2020
News & Commentary

Randon Herrera

On Sunday, the Department of Labor issued new guidance clarifying gig workers’ eligibility for unemployment benefits under the CARES Act—the federal government’s coronavirus relief package. The guidance answers some key questions about the administrability of these benefits. For instance, some worried about the lack of clarity about whether, and to what extent, states should verify […]

Interview with ACLU’s James Esseks on Bostock and Harris

Nov 7, 2019 Jared Odessky

On the latest episode of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review‘s podcast Taking Liberties, Emily Morrow and I spoke to James Esseks, Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project, about his thoughts coming out of oral argument for the Title VII LGBTQ cases. The interview touches on the fate of Price Waterhouse, the […]

No One is Asking the Court to Act Like a Legislature in Bostock and Harris

Oct 17, 2019 Andrew Strom

During the oral arguments in Bostock v. Clayton County and R&G and G&R Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, Justices Alito and Gorsuch gave credence to the contention that the Court would be acting as a legislative body if it ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is a form of sex discrimination. […]

Commentary Round-up for Bostock and Harris Oral Arguments

Oct 10, 2019 Jared Odessky

On Tuesday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a group of cases that will determine whether Title VII’s prohibition against discrimination because of sex extends to discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity. The unifying theme was division. Headlines from SCOTUSblog, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, BBC, NBC, Bloomberg, and Reuters all […]

Bostock and Harris Oral Argument Transcripts

Oct 8, 2019 Jared Odessky

The Supreme Court has posted the transcripts of this morning’s oral arguments in Bostock (consolidated with Zarda) and Harris. Justice Gorsuch said that an interpretation of Title VII favoring LGBTQ workers will result in “massive social upheaval,” but early reports indicated he may be the conservative justice most open to the employees’ textualist arguments. Justice Kavanaugh was […]

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 4 of 4)

Sep 6, 2019 Jared Odessky

This post concludes our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. We will provide coverage of oral argument on October 8. Conservative Legal and Policy Organizations A group of family policy-focused organizations argue that a gender identity-inclusive definition of sex discrimination would have deleterious implications for parental rights in […]

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 3 of 4)

Sep 5, 2019 Jared Odessky

Today we continue our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Businesses and Executives The H.T. Hackney Co., an American wholesale distributor facing a sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit of its own, asserts that Title VII only concerns differential treatment between men and women and that sex stereotyping cannot form a claim […]

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 2 of 4)

Sep 4, 2019 Jared Odessky

Yesterday we reviewed the opening briefs for the employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Today we begin summarizing the amicus briefs submitted in support. Amicus Briefs Religious Groups, Institutions, and Individuals The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the Catholic University of America, Brigham Young University, and 39 other religious colleges and universities say that […]

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 1 of 4)

Sep 3, 2019 Jared Odessky

On October 8 the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Bostock v. Clayton County, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. OnLabor previously summarized the opening and amicus briefs submitted in support of the LGBTQ employees here, here, here, here, and here. Today […]

Storm Clouds on the Horizon

Aug 12, 2019 Jonathan R. Harkavy

The upcoming Supreme Court term is already brimming with consequential employment law issues on its argument docket. But fair warning: There is little promise that the Court’s treatment of these issues will advance the cause of workplace justice or please current and retired working people. Indeed, the anodyne term just ended may have been a […]

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April 6, 2020

Interview with ACLU’s James Esseks on Bostock and Harris

No One is Asking the Court to Act Like a Legislature in Bostock and Harris

Commentary Round-up for Bostock and Harris Oral Arguments

Bostock and Harris Oral Argument Transcripts

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 4 of 4)

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 3 of 4)

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 2 of 4)

Brief Round-up for Employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris (Part 1 of 4)

Storm Clouds on the Horizon