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Sex discrimination before the Supreme Court: Mach Mining in Marion, Illinois
interesting technical issue(s)
interesting technical issue(s)
By Irin Carmon
01/13/15 07:30 AM—Updated 01/13/15 08:44 AM
“Women miners are out there, they were applying at Mach Mines, and they had a right to be considered on their qualifications and merits,” the agency said in a press release then.
But that’s not the question before the Supreme Court today. Instead, the Court is hearing arguments on a seemingly arcane procedural issue in the case that could make it much easier for employers to get rid of such discrimination lawsuits. A victory for Mach Mining would be yet another hurdle for victims of employment discrimination, from a court that has in recent years erected several of them.
01/13/15 07:30 AM—Updated 01/13/15 08:44 AM
“Women miners are out there, they were applying at Mach Mines, and they had a right to be considered on their qualifications and merits,” the agency said in a press release then.
But that’s not the question before the Supreme Court today. Instead, the Court is hearing arguments on a seemingly arcane procedural issue in the case that could make it much easier for employers to get rid of such discrimination lawsuits. A victory for Mach Mining would be yet another hurdle for victims of employment discrimination, from a court that has in recent years erected several of them.