February 25, 2026
The Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Adams and Reese LLP can't send a fired paralegal's sex harassment and disability bias suit to arbitration, ruling that a law that bars mandatory out-of-court resolutions for sexual harassment cases applies to the entirety of her lawsuit.
December 11, 2025
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday seemed to lean toward a broad interpretation of a 2022 law that bars mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment cases, but appeared skeptical that a sexual harassment claim by a former Adams & Reese LLP paralegal passed muster.
November 26, 2025
The Sixth and Ninth circuits will consider the scope of a 2022 law barring mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment and assault claims, and the Fourth Circuit will review whether HIV-positive prospective service members can be blocked from joining the military. Here are five oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in the coming month.