Labor/Employment
Jul. 18, 2012
Defining 'supervisor’ under Title VII
The Supreme Court has taken up the cause to determine who qualifies as a "supervisor" in Title VII actions. By Gurinder S. Grewal of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Employers and employees often struggle to determine who really is a supervisor in a workplace. Is it someone who can hire and fire workers? Or can it be someone who gives out work assignments? The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari this month to resolve this issue in the case of Vance v. Ball State University, No. 11-556. The Supreme Court will resolve a split in the federal appellate courts over who is considered a supervisor unde...
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