July 14, 2026
The Tenth Circuit's recent, lengthy decision reinstating a former Walmart employee's lawsuit alleging he endured homophobic harassment sharpens the sometimes misapplied frameworks governing hostile work environment claims, experts said.
July 13, 2026
A gay New Mexico man's bias suit against Walmart was partially revived by the Tenth Circuit on Monday after the panel found the lower court incorrectly granted the company summary judgment on a hostile work environment claim after finding the alleged harassment based on the employee's sexual orientation wasn't pervasive.
March 18, 2025
A talkative Tenth Circuit panel seemed inclined Tuesday to revive a Walmart employee's lawsuit alleging he was discriminated against for being gay, as the court's chief judge appeared incredulous that evidence of slurs and other derogatory comments being thrown around the workplace weren't enough to sustain his harassment claim.
March 03, 2025
The Second Circuit will hear from the National Football League and Black coaches who say their race discrimination class action shouldn't be forced into arbitration, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to appear as an amicus in a half-dozen cases involving hot-button issues. Here are eight argument sessions discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in this month.
August 13, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told the Tenth Circuit that a district court was too quick to toss a former Walmart worker's suit claiming he was demoted and fired for being gay, arguing the lower court applied incorrect legal standards to his case.