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On January 15, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the trucking company, New Prime, Inc., cannot compel arbitration in a class action case, alleging that it failed to pay independent contractors, working as truck driver apprentices, the proper minimum...

EEOC v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Case No. 15-1455 (11th Cir. December 7, 2016). [Disabled employees are not entitled to more favorable treatment where the employer has a “best applicant” policy].The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit on...

EEOC v. Catastrophe Management Solutions, No. 14-13482 (11th Cir. Sept. 15, 2016). [“Race” only encompasses an “immutable” trait, under Title VII]. The 11th Circuit considered what is meant by “race” under Title VII. The case focused on a Black job...