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n October, I blogged about the Supreme Court’s decision to weigh in on whether a heightened standard should apply when heterosexual workers, white men, or any employees in a majority group claim discrimination at work. The case has garnered significant attention due to its potential impact on workplace discrimination la
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s. Now, the United States government is providing its two cents to the Supreme Court before it decides whether these so-called “reverse discrimination” claims require a plaintiff to present “background circumstances” on top of Title VII’s other requirements to establish that their employer is the “unusual” one who disc
riminates against the