Supremes to Hear Employment Cases

While Paul and I were at the AALS conference this week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari on two employment cases.  The first, EEOC v. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (link is to 10th Circuit decision), involves the issue of whether an employer is liable for discrimination in a discharge case where the h.r. manager making the discharge decision had no discriminatory animus, but the discharged employee's direct supervisor arguably did.  The second, Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke (link is to 2d Circuit decision), involves the deference due to a FLSA regulation interpreting the exemption for persons providing babysitting and "companionship services."

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