Justicesâ Ruling Limits Suits on Pay Disparity
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The Supreme Court made it harder for many workers to sue their employers for discrimination in pay.
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Justices uphold a state law that limits unions' use of nonmembers' dues.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped into a dispute over a labor union's use of fees paid by non-union employees to finance the labor organization's court battles in other states.
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In developments Tuesday at the Supreme Court, the court:
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to punish lawyers who file lawsuits deemed meritless by a judge, and bar them from shopping around for a sympathetic court.
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The Supreme Court yesterday overturned a nearly $80 million verdict intended to punish the Philip Morris tobacco company for endangering the lives of smokers, and the justices set limits on how jurors can decide to make big business pay for wrongdoing.
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In developments Monday at the Supreme Court, the justices:
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The Supreme Court set a higher standard for lawsuits from investors to go forward.
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Investors lost another round at the Supreme Court Thursday when the justices imposed a strict standard for shareholder lawsuits seeking to recover losses from companies accused of fraudulent business practices.
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The Supreme Court let stand a lower ruling Monday that said the California Public Employees' Retirement System must proceed with its securities fraud lawsuit on behalf of WorldCom Inc. bondholders in federal, rather than state, court.
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The Supreme Court today sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation&#39;s only law sanctioning such unions.
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A divided Supreme Court today ruled that workers may not sue their employers for unequal pay because of discrimination that may have occurred years earlier.
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Employers should be protected from lawsuits over pay discrimination based on acts committed years ago.
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A federal district judge in Washington dismissed an antitrust lawsuit that contended medical residents are forced to participate in a system that ensures they work long hours for low wages.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest private employer, must face a class-action lawsuit alleging female employees were discriminated against in pay and promotions.
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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday overturned a nearly century-old ruling that prohibited manufacturers from dictating the minimum prices retailers must charge for their goods, saying such agreements could spark competition rather than stifle it.
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The Supreme Court loosened restrictions Monday on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law.