The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified that employees have four years rather than two to file bias claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, which prohibits race bias in employment relationships. The decision makes it easier for employees to file such claims. The case involved a group of African-American employees who claimed they were unfairly laid off from their manufacturing jobs based on race. They filed their lawsuit within four years of the layoffs, but the employer claimed a two-year statute of limitations applied. The court disagreed.