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Three Retaliation Claims Cases Reach the Supreme Court: Video Excerpts

The protections workers have against retaliation by their employers when they complain of discrimination is the subject of three cases before the Supreme Court and this ACS press briefing held on February 12, 2008.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Gomez-Perez v. Potter regarding federal employees who complained about age discrimination. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument in CBOCS West v. Humphries regarding whether Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act covers complaints in racial discrimination cases. The Court has not yet scheduled argument in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville on the extent that Title VII protects employees who cooperate in an employer's internal investigation into sexual harassment.

Below are video excerpts from ACS's press briefing that featured Eric Dreiband, Jocelyn Frye, Daniel Kohrman, William L. Taylor, and moderator Michael Gottesman. Video of the event is available here.

Justice Kennedy's role in deciding employment retaliation cases.

The effect of the current composition of the Supreme Court on rulings in employment retaliation cases.

The Court's motivation for choosing these cases.

A commentary on the recent increase in claims.

A principled approach to employment retaliation cases?

A comparison of Title VII and Section 1981.

Full post as published by ACS Blog on February 18, 2008 (boomark / email).