Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 10, 2019
Supreme Court ruling is a cautionary tale to employers
Employers Beware: In a cautionary tale to employers, the U.S. Supreme Court held that employers defending harassment claims under Title VII may waive a “potentially dispositive defense” if asserted too late.
Todd B. Scherwin
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Employers Beware: In a cautionary tale to employers, the U.S. Supreme Court held that employers defending harassment claims under Title VII may waive a "potentially dispositive defense" if asserted too late. Writing unanimously for the court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg held that the charge-filing requirement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a nonjurisdictional claim-processing rule. Accordingly...
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