High court backs workers in race, age bias lawsuits
Lawyer Blogs
[##_1L|1124393967.jpg|width="86" height="80" alt=""|_##]To the surprise of civil rights advocates, the Supreme Court on Tuesday strengthened workplace anti-discrimination laws, ruling that employees who say they were punished for complaining of bias can sue for damages. In a pair of decisions, the court concluded that claims of retaliation are covered by long-standing civil rights laws, even though this kind of discrimination was not mentioned specifically in the statutes.
This expansion of employee rights stands in sharp contrast to a series of pro-business rulings limiting the rights of workers that were made last year by the Supreme Court.
Tuesday's decisions do not amount to a sharp change in the law. Most civil rights laws already protect employees against being punished for complaining of bias based on their race, religion, gender, national origin or age.
However, in both cases the court read an older law broadly to give employees more rights to sue for discrimination.
Related listings
-
Tenn. man on death row despite high court ruling
Lawyer Blogs 05/28/2008Multiple sclerosis has Paul House in a wheelchair. A tenacious prosecutor has him on death row, deemed too dangerous to be released two years after the U.S. Supreme Court said he likely isn't guilty.That closely watched ruling, which made it easier f...
-
Federer improves clay-court record
Lawyer Blogs 05/27/2008Roger Federer added another win to his already burgeoning clay-court record this season.Federer improved to 16-3 on clay in 2008 by beating Sam Querrey of the United States 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Monday in the first round of the French Open, where he is tryin...
-
Court turns down former Illinois governor
Lawyer Blogs 05/27/2008The Supreme Court has rejected former Illinois Gov. George Ryan's appeal of his federal racketeering and fraud conviction.The justices have no comment on their action, in response to Ryan's claim that he and his fellow defendant, businessman Larry Wa...
Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.