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U.S. Supreme Court

* Public Citizen?s most recent Sup Ct Watch List here
* SCOTUSblog?s most recent Petitions to Watch here
* Ross Runkel?s US Sup Ct Employment Law Cases? Pending and Decided here

Petition for Cert Granted:
Crawford v. Metro Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County, No. 06-1595
Title VII/retaliation
* October 8, 2008 Argument Transcript here
* SCOTUSWIKI here
* LIIBULLETIN here

14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, No. 07-581
Enforceability of collectively bargained arbitration clause
* December 1, 2008 Argument Transcript here
* SCOTUSWIKI here
* LIIBULLETIN here
* Noted here: CCH

AT&T v. Hulteen, No. 07-543
Title VII/Denial of pre-?79 pregnancy leave service credits in computing pension
* December 10, 2008 Argument Transcript here
* SCOTUSWIKI here
* LIIBULLETIN here

Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs, No. 08-441
ADEA/Must a plaintiff present direct evidence of discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motive instruction in a non-Title VII discrimination case?
* SCOTUS docket here

Selected Pending Petitions for Certiorari:

Ricci v. Destefano, No. 07-1428
Title VII/White/Hispanic firefighters challenge New Haven CT?s rejection of promotion exam results because of disparate impact on Blacks
* SCOTUS docket here

Martin v. Howard University, No. 08-204
TVII/Workplace stalking
Petition for Rehearing to be considered 1-9-09
* SCOTUS docket here

Federal Appellate Court Decisions

* Paul Mollica?s Daily Developments in EEO Law here

8th Circuit
* Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Southwestern Bell Tele., L.P., No. 08-1096 (8th Cir. Dec. 19, 2008)
Absence of 50(b) motion in the trial court deprives Appeals Court of ability to consider AT&T?s appeal from J* for EEOC on its religion (Jehovah?s Witnesses)/failure-to-accommodate, discharge discrim suit

DC Circuit
* Adams v. Fed. Aviation Admin. , No. 071180 (D.C. Cir. December 19, 2008)
Dismissing Petition for review of FAA order denying exemption from Pilot Age 60 Rule

CAFC
* Davis v. Department of Homeland Security, No. 2008-3252 (C.A.F.C. Dec. 18, 2008)(Unpub)
Affirming MSPB?s dismissal of pro se fem?s sex harass/involuntary dismissal claims
* Noted here: Fedsmith

Commentary on previously reported Federal Appellate Court decisions

7th Cir.
* When is a supervisor not a supervisor?
* Andonissamy v. Hewlett-Packard Company

State Roundup

AL
* DECIDED
* [12-18] Jury tells Prichard to pay $235K to fem Police Chief for gender discrim
* [12-17] Fed Judge rules that plaintiff/employees? motion to disqualify defense counsel in HWE suit, cuz he was pre-suit investigator, is premature; order here; motion practice via here

AS
* FILED
* [11-18] Gilbert sued by Fem Water Dept ee for gender/promotion etc discrim

CA
* FILED
* [11-5] Diskeeper sued by 2 ex-ees for religion discrim for making Scientology a condition of employment; copy of lawsuit here
* NEWS
* McGuire Woods Online Media Presentation: California Employment Law Developments [12-11 Webinar; 2.5+ hrs, 105 Slides]

DC
* DECIDED
* [12-17] Fed Judge slams US Secret Service over failure to comply w/ discovery in Black agents? race discrim/promotion suit; more here, here

FL
* NEWS
* [11-20] Collier Cnty male mgr files EEOC charge over gender/assignment discrim + retal by fem supv; claims outlined here

GA
* FILED
* [11-18] Fired fem Warden sues Jackson Cnty Bd Commish pro se for sex discrim/harass + retal; read lawsuit here

IL
* DECIDED
* [12-18] St Sup Ct returns case of pharmacist?s religion-based objections to providing contraceptives to lower court
* NEWS
* Decatur's Human Relations Commission up to full strength to fight discrimination

IA
* NEWS
* Dubuque Human Rights Department sees rise in age + disability discrim claims

KS
* NEWS
* Ex-KC AG survives Special Prosecutor inquiry; but frmr admin asst?s EEOC sex discrim charge etc still pending

MD
* FILED
* Annapolis sued by Black fem Dir of Small and Minority Business Enterprise Development for race discrim; alleges intolerable working conditions and inappropriate racially insensitive remarks

MA
* NEWS
* Bacon Wilson: Grooming policies may be the basis of religious discrimination

MI
* FILED
* [12-18] Iraqi-born naturalized citizen sues Wal-Mart: Says he suffered from and was fired for opposing anti-Muslim/anti-Arab bias; more here

MN
* NEWS
* Stuffed monkey hanging from noose in St Paul FD garage prompts concerns about racism; outside investigator did not find the act to be racially motivated
* SETTLED
* [12-18] Stillwater Area Schools pays $134K to settle EEOC age/failure-to-hire discrim suit for 57yo unsuccessful job candidate

MT
* DECIDED
* Husband discharged by Missoula apartment complex for wife's performance suffered marital status discrimination
* NEWS
* MHRB to hear fem State Trooper?s gender/demotion claim in March

NJ
* DECIDED
* [12-18] St Ct App reinstates race discrim + retal suit vs NJ AG
* [12-1] NJDCR says that Middletown Township dismissed HRC member in retaliation for her ADA suit
* NEWS
* Metro Corp Counsel: When What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Recent New Jersey Appellate Court Decision Extends Employer Liability to Unknown, Unreported Co-Worker Harassment

NY
* FILED
* [12-18] EEOC sues Eatons Neck Fire District for age discrim; says ENFD denied 65?s and over the right to accrue time toward a length of service award
* NEWS
* Report on First Sikh Global Civil Rights Conference
* [12-12] NYC Director of Aging Commish quit appears connected to secy?s sex harassment claim
* SETTLED
* [12-3] Successful mediation settles Black fem?s race/gender discrim suit vs NASCAR for ?$; more here

NC
* SETTLED
* [12-12] Smithfield Chicken ?N Bar-B-Q owner agrees to pay $825K, incl $375K atty fees, to ex-butler to settle same sex harass claims

OH
* FILED
* Gay Child Support Enforcement Agency ee sues Cuyahoga Cnty for denied promotions + too-high health care costs
* NEWS
* Cleveland Trans Gender bill will move in January, says sponsor

OK
* FILED
* [12-2] Oklahoma City University law prof sues for gender/race discrim; more here
VA
* FILED
* [9-17] Halifax Cnty Library named in EEOC discrim (diabetes)/failure-to-accommodate charge

WV
* DECIDED
* Jury: Terex and Superior Highwall Miners Inc must pay $1.8M for age/discharge discrim
* FILED
* [12-15}Third woman sues Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College for sex harass + retal by Student Services VP

WY
* NEWS
* National Guard survey reveals disinclination to report sexual harassment cases

Topical

Age
* American Historical Association - Age Discrimination and The Community of Historians: An Advisory Opinion from the Professional Division
* Incentive packages to encourage workers to leave must comply with OWBPA
* Age Discrimination - An Insidious Epidemic
Congress
* Will Congress Ban Sexual Orientation Discrimination?

Disability ? ADAAA
* 2009 EEOC Changes
* Disability Update from EEOC
* Disability shield is about to expand

Disability - Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTAC)
* Check here for DBTAC-sponsored 2008-09 ADA Employment Webinar Series
* Check here for DBTAC-sponsored 2008-09 ADA Audio Conference Schedule
* Visit your Regional DBTAC website here for ADA news and information
Disability - General
* Is obesity an ADA impairment?

EEOC
* Check here for periodically posted EEOC Informal Discussion Letters
* EEOC Split Over Draft ADA Regs

Gender
* Bad Corporate News Finds Few Women on Board
* Restoring gender equality to America?s laboratories on agenda of House Science and Technology Committee

Harassment
* Workplace Investigations - Who Should Conduct The Investigation?

LGBT
* December Harvard Business Review Features When Steve Becomes Stephanie

Nat Origin
* Letter to the President Elect ? Our Workplace and Asian Pacific Americans

Race
* Race Perceptions In The Workplace (NPR audio)
* Black Coaches and Administrators hoping to make case out of absence of Black coaches
* More on Black lawyers at Covington Burling

Recruitment
* Reception Remains Lukewarm to Video Résumés

Religion
* HHS Issues Final Regulation to Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination; [12-19] Fed Reg display here; more here; here
* Report on First Sikh Global Civil Rights Conference

USDOL
* Last-minute regulatory initiatives at OFCCP

Workplace
* Discrimination in the Workplace Sadly Continues

Articles/Reports/Books/Etc.

Articles
* Harvard Business Review: When Steve Becomes Stephanie; noted here

Foreign Spotlight

England
* MP: Equality Commission 'pays white staff more than ethnic minorities and men more than women'
* Employment Tribunal Service has yet to publish stats for 4/07-4/08
* Muslim Waitress Sues Over Sexy Work Dress

France
* Sarkozy acts for ethnic diversity; skeptics heard from here

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