Tag: Supreme Court Review

3-Way Split Sets Stage for Supreme Court Review of FLSA Collective Actions

On May 19, 2023, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision creating a three-way split among federal courts on the handling of collective actions filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In deciding whether and when current and former employees receive notice of a collective action, the 6th Circuit created a new […]

SCOTUS to Review Affirmative Action, OFCCP Wants Disability ‘Goals

Supreme Court Review While the case the Supreme Court will hear involves public colleges and universities, the ruling could eventually impact other courts’ decisions on affirmative action programs outside of higher education, notes BLR Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld. In 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger that public colleges and universities could not […]