February 02, 2026
The Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that the Minnesota Department of Human Services didn't illegally fail to exempt a Catholic employee from mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated individuals, saying the pandemic-era requirement was lawful.
October 23, 2025
A Minnesota Department of Human Services employee struggled at an Eighth Circuit hearing Thursday to persuade an appellate panel to reinstate a religious and disability discrimination suit that challenged pandemic-era safety protocols.
October 01, 2025
The Second Circuit will tackle tricky questions about the reach of a federal law curbing mandatory arbitration in workplace disputes involving sexual harassment or assault claims, the Third and Ninth circuits will weigh race bias battles and the Eighth Circuit will evaluate a religious discrimination case over COVID-19 testing. Here, Law360 looks at four argument sessions that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in the coming month.