Greta Ravitsky

Jul 1, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Adam Forman |Greta Ravitsky |Jaimy Alarcon |James Baller

Skip to main content July 01, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 183 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.

Jul 1, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Jaimy Alarcon |James Baller |Adam Forman |Greta Ravitsky

Last week, the Supreme Court overturned its 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc., v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which had directed courts to defer to agencies when interpreting statutes that were silent or ambiguous on certain issues and the interpretation was based on a permissible construction of the statute. The Court reasoned that so-called “Chevron deference” violated the separation of powers and ran afoul of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Dec 20, 2023 | jdsupra.com | John Pope |Greta Ravitsky

On November 10, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers in Texas from imposing vaccine mandates that require employees and/or contractors to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. The law, which takes effect on February 7, 2024, is similar, though not identical to Florida laws passed in 2021, and amended in 2023, also limiting employers from requiring vaccination against COVID-19, as a condition of employment.

Dec 5, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Greta Ravitsky |Tammy Tran

On October 11, 2023, the Fifth Circuit issued the first decision applying its broadened standard for Title VII claims in Narayanann v. Midwestern State University. The unanimous three judge panel ruled that a Malaysian professor could pursue his race-based case against a Texas university when his request to teach summer courses was rejected.

Aug 31, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Greta Ravitsky |Tammy Tran

As a result of a recent Fifth Circuit decision, some employers in Texas will now face a tougher hurdle when defending against Title VII disparate treatment discrimination claims in federal court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that in order to establish an actionable claim for disparate treatment discrimination under Title VII, plaintiffs need not plead an “ultimate employment decision” related to hiring, granting leave, terminations, promotions, or pay.