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SCOTUS Opens the Door to “Reverse” Discrimination

Employers expecting good news from a largely pro-employer Supreme Court have just been dealt an unexpected headache. In a rare unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court opened the door a little further to claims of “reverse” discrimination in the case of Ames V. Ohio Department of Youth Services. The Court removed the requirement that plaintiffs claiming reverse discrimination must prove their claims with additional background circumstances that were not required for a traditional discrimination claim. 

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Supreme Court Remodels Title VII Religious Accommodations in Groff v. DeJoy

For nearly 50 years, the common test of religious accommodation from the Hardison v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. case was that, if a religious accommodation required more than a de minimis cost, it was asking too much of an employer under Title VII. In Groff v. DeJoy, the Supreme Court of the United States  decided that this standard needs a reset, and employers may be in for a few changes.

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