Benefits / Employment / Higher Education
This is a blog devoted to information and developments in the areas of employee
benefits law (ERISA), employment law, and higher education law. The blog was created and
is maintained by the attorneys of the law firm of Ehrenberg Legal & Higher Ed Solutions PLLC.
US Supreme Court rules against union in fight over strike that damaged property
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a setback to organized labor by making it easier for employers to sue over strikes that cause property destruction in a ruling siding with a concrete business in Washington state that sued the union representing its truck drivers after a work stoppage.
Supreme Court asks Biden Administration to Weigh in on “Adverse Employment Action” Doctrine in Title VII Cases
Supreme Court asks Solicitor General to weigh in on Title VII adverse employment action doctrine.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Religious Bias Case
The Supreme Court refused today to review a Jehovah's Witness' unsuccessful religious bias case against a Memphis utility. Justice Neil Gorsuch lodged an inspired dissent, arguing that long-standing Supreme Court precedent on when employers may deny workplace religious accommodations should be struck down.