By: Mark T. Sottile
If you have read some of our previous legal blogs, you know that the vast majority of single plaintiff employment litigation is precipitated by an adverse action, most often a termination. When an employee is terminated—purportedly for an illegal reason—they may have a claim for economic damages like back pay... Read MoreBy: Frank H. Stoy , Daniel F. Pollack
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Monsanto Company v. Durnell, holding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) expressly preempted state-law failure to warn claims where state law would have required Monsanto to add a cancer warning to its RoundUp weedkiller label. Although the... Read MoreBy: Jesse Marra
On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Title IX gives employees of federally funded educational institutions a private right to sue for sex discrimination in employment. The case, Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, No. 25-183, will resolve a long-running... Read MoreBy: Mark T. Sottile , Scott A. Coffina
Questions abound over the United States Justice Department’s (“DOJ”) aggressive posture towards federal contractors with DEI policies. On April 10, 2026, the DOJ settled with IBM, as the multinational technology company agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations its diversity practices violated the False Claims Act. The DOJ asserted... Read More