Supreme Court Expands Protection Against Biased Job Transfers
The Supreme Court appears inclined to allow a female police officer in St. Louis to sue for employment discrimination over a forced lateral transfer to another position in the police department. The justices debated what plaintiffs must prove when accusing employers of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The officer's lawyer argued that proving a discriminatory reason for the transfer should be enough, while the city's lawyer argued for a higher threshold of "significant, material, objective harm." The majority of justices seemed ready to embrace the officer's position, emphasizing that treating someone worse based on race or sex is discrimination in itself.
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- Justices Signal Expanded Shield Against Biased Job Transfers Bloomberg Law
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