US Supreme Court to consider scope of workplace bias law

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether workers can bring discrimination lawsuits based on unwanted workplace transfers that were allegedly motivated by bias, an issue that can make or break many cases.

rulings by lower courts dismissing such litigation misinterpreted federal anti-discrimination laws that only apply to "adverse employment actions" driven by bias.questioning whether paid suspensions count as adverse employment actions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The lower courts said that to state a claim under Title VII, workers must show that they suffered a material harm or significant change in their employment status such as a firing, demotion or decrease in pay. Muldrow has said she was transferred out of an intelligence unit by a new supervisor who wanted a man in the position. The department has said officers are routinely transferred and the plaintiff's supervisor transferred more than 20 officers when he took over the unit.Daniel WiessnerDan Wiessner reports on labor and employment and immigration law, including litigation and policy making. He can be reached at daniel.wiessner@thomsonreuters.com.

 

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