Tag Archives: U.S. Supreme Court

BREAKING! U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Important Pregnancy Discrimination Case

BY:  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE & RACHEL D. GEBAIDE MARCH 27, 2015 Employers should take note of this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding workplace accommodations to pregnant employees. The question presented was whether the federal…

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Post-Shift Security Screenings are Not Compensable

BY:  RACHEL D. GEBAIDE &  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE DECEMBER 11, 2014 In a highly-anticipated employment law case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that time spent by employees who undergo employer-required post-shift security screenings…

Breaking News! U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decisions in Hobby Lobby and Union Cases

BY:  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE JUNE 30, 2014 In two landmark cases today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that (i) owners of closely held corporations cannot be required to provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care…

BREAKING NEWS! U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Invalidates NLRB Decisions

BY:  RACHEL D. GEBAIDE &  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE JUNE 26, 2014 This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ruling of a lower appellate court that President Obama’s recess appointments of three National Labor Relations…

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Severance Payments are Taxable Wages Under FICA

BY:  RACHEL D. GEBAIDE &  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE MARCH 31, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion last week in United States vs. Quality Stores, Inc., in which the Court ruled that severance payments…

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments in Important FLSA Security Screenings Case

By:  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE MARCH 6, 2014 Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear oral arguments in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, a case in which the Supreme Court…

BREAKING! U.S. Supreme Court Rules on “Changing Clothes” Case

By:  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE JANUARY 28, 2014 Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion regarding the interpretation of the phrase “changing clothes” contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  The High Court…

U.S. Supreme Court Makes Moves on Affordable Care Act Cases

By:  TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE DECEMBER 10, 2013 Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the “individual mandate” portion of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”).  Despite that landmark legal ruling, however, the White…

A U.S. Supreme Court Win for Employers Regarding Employer Liability Under Title VII

By:  RACHEL D. GEBAIDE, TIMOTHY C. HAUGHEE & HALLIE B. FISHER OCTOBER 30, 2013 In a big win for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court held earlier this summer that only supervisors who have been empowered…