The Supreme Court Kicks Off the New Term with an Eye Towards Employment Law
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new term on October 7, 2024. This term, the Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on at least four cases that raise important issues that may have far-reaching implications for employers. Below we highlight the main issues that employers should be aware of and the potential implications they should prepare for. Exhausting State Administrative Remedies as a Prerequisite to Bringing Federal Civil Rights Claims in State Court First up on the Supreme Court’s docket was Williams v. Washington . Oral arguments were held on October 7, 2024, wherein the Court was asked to decide whether workers must exhaust state administrative remedies as a condition precedent to bringing federal civil rights claims in state court. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled for the Alabama Department of Labor, affirming dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Alabama residents for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The residents sued the agency under Section 1983 of ...