March 13, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lodged two opening appellate briefs Thursday, seeking reinstatement of a sexual harassment suit brought on behalf of teenage Chili's workers and a disability discrimination case alleging that long COVID symptoms cost a worker her job. Here, Law360 looks at these and three other cases that the anti-discrimination watchdog wants appeals courts to revive.
February 18, 2026
A Seventh Circuit judge seemed open Wednesday to having a Wisconsin judge again consider federal employment regulators' injunctive relief request after a jury found Walmart liable for failing to accommodate an employee with Down syndrome, saying the trial record suggests Walmart's schedule-related misstep may not have been a one-time mistake.
January 30, 2026
The Ninth Circuit will analyze the scope of a law barring mandatory arbitration in sexual harassment disputes, while the Seventh Circuit will consider a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability bias case against Walmart before tackling a religious discrimination suit over pharmaceutical giant Lilly's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Here, Law360 looks at three oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in February.