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Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor as First Hispanic on High Court
… 68-31, on Thursday, August 6. Most recently a judge on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, she will replace Justice David Souter , who retired this summer. Souter was often part of the court minority on controversial employment law decisions …
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Sotomayor to Change Perspective of Court, if Not Its Rulings
Sonia Sotomayor may not change the politics of the Supreme Court if she is confirmed to replace retiring Justice David Souter . But she likely will broaden its perspective. Sotomayor, a judge on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, was nominated …
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Pregnancy Case Demonstrates Supreme Court’s Unpredictability
… project how Sonia Sotomayor may change the courtâ s approach if she is confirmed by the Senate to replace retiring Justice David Souter . Souter wrote the opinion for the 7-2 decision holding that AT&T did not violate federal pregnancy leave laws …
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Supreme Court Nominee's Views on Business Are Hard to Read
… Judge Sotomayor, whom President Barack Obama nominated last month to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David Souter , has a reputation as a liberal on social issues. But on business issues, she is as likely to rule in favor of …
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Sotomayor Expected to Stay Mainstream in Pension Rulings
… sponsorsâ and her record suggests she will continue down the ERISA mainstream that was followed by former associate justice David Souter , whom she is succeeding. â Right now, thereâ s no reason to predict anything different,â said Bob Eccles …
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Agreements Can Force Discrimination Arbitration, High Court Rules
… Court minority says the decision denies workers their day in court. Writing on behalf of the four dissenters, Justice David Souter asserted that a 1974 Supreme Court decision in the case of Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. establishes that collective …
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Supreme Court Weighs Employer Flexibility on Hiring Tests
… impact by acting in a way that other employees allege is discriminatory toward them. Employers are put in a bind, Justice David Souter said. If they accept a test, they are setting themselves up for a disparate impact suit. If they throw out a test …
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High Court Weighs ‘Me Too’ Evidence in Discrimination Cases
… in undertaking their Rule 401 analysis,â says Connie Bertram, a partner at Winston & Strawn in Washington. Justice David Souter asserted during the one-hour argument that the best outcome would be for the Supreme Court to send the case back …
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High Court Rejects AT&T Pregnancy Bias Ruling
… fide seniority systemâ s terms. Therefore, the plan is not subject to challenge under Title VII, Associate Justice David Souter wrote for the court majority. Filed by Mark Hofmann of Business Insurance , a sister publication of Workforce Management …
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High Court Protects Harassment Witness From Retaliation
… embezzlement. In her suit, Crawford asserted that she was dismissed for reporting Hughesâ behavior. Supreme Court Justice David Souter , writing for his colleagues, argued that the lower courts erred in ruling that Crawford was not protected …
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Supreme Court Rules on Age Discrimination, Unionization Cases
… the employer to show that its layoff decision was based on factors other than age. In writing for the majority, Justice David Souter said that traditionally the party claiming an exemptionâ in this example, the company is trying to avoid running …
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Supreme Court Parses Protections for Internal Company Probes
… stop conducting these investigations if everyone they interview is a potential retaliation case,â Young said. Justice David Souter wasnâ t convinced by that argument, saying that internal procedures provide the best defense for a company. â Any …
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Supreme Court Rules for White Firefighters on Job-Test Case
… served â ¦ by a fire department in which members of racial and ethnic minorities are rarely seen.â Writing for Justices David Souter , John Paul Stevens and Stephen Breyer, Ginsburg argued that an employer that scotches a test that disadvantages a minority …
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Supreme Court Rules Against Cumulative Pay Discrimination
… Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scaliaâ and a moderate, Anthony Kennedy. The liberal bloc dissentedâ Ginsburg, David Souter , Stephen Breyer and John Paul Stevens. â The fact that this was a 5-4 decision illustrates how significant a single vote …
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The Unions' Power To Sue Is Growing
… job discrimination and the DOL in the area of wage-and-hour violations. The Supreme Court, in a decision written by Justice Souter , analogized the unions' role as being similar to the EEOC and DOL in terms of their standing. That ruling yields three …
