Employment Cases

Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta, et al. - Determined the constitutionality of an affirmative action program targeted at economically and socially disadvantaged small business owners. October 2001

AFL-CIO v. State of Washington - Determined whether the AFL-CIO violated Title VII by compensating employees in predominantly-female jobs at a lower rate than employees in predominantly-male jobs. September 1985

Anderson v. City of Bessemer City - Determined whether a court could reverse a ruling of discrimination on the grounds that the lower court findings were clearly erroneous. March 1985

Anderson v. SUNY - Determined the right to sue a state university under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment for violating the Equal Pay Act. February 1999

Apessos v. Memorial Press Group - Determined the right of abuse victim to leave work to obtain protection orders against an abuser. September 2002

Arizona Governing Committee...v. Norris - Determined whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibited employers from offering the option of receiving retirement benefits from companies that paid lower monthly retirement benefits to women than to men. July 1983