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Article: Supreme Court rulings score a worker trifecta.(Perspective)
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- Business Insurance
- Article date:
- October 16, 2006
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Byline: Gerald L. Maatman Jr.
Many thought the addition of President Bush's two appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court this past term-Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito-would tilt the balance toward a more conservative and business-friendly legal environment in federal courts. These expectations were defied on the employment liability practices playing field, as employers took it on the chin in workplace rights cases in the 2005-2006 U.S. Supreme Court term.
Workers won a trifecta of employment discrimination rulings involving standards for retaliation liability, defenses based on statutory coverage and proof-of-bias ...