The Supreme Court’s decision could lead to a new era of ‘reverse discrimination’ lawsuits

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The Supreme Court’s decision could lead to a new era of ‘reverse discrimination’ lawsuits

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yesterday on a case of workplace discrimination could have major impacts on the

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and will affect HR departments across the country.

In a unanimous decision, the court sided with

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, a former Ohio state government employee who sued her employer after she was passed over for two promotions that went to gay coworkers instead. Ames argued that she was discriminated against for work opportunities because of her heterosexuality.

The case first appeared in the sixth circuit court, which ruled against Ames

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for discrimination that must be met by members of

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, such as men, white people, or heterosexual people. That higher standard is referred to as “background circumstances,” and plaintiffs must show additional supporting evidence that they were the victims of discrimination.  But the Supreme Court’s ruled that the additional burden for people from majority groups is unconstitutional, and violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The decision wasn’t a surprise, and had been

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. But they tell Fortune that the ruling will likely lead to more

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cases against employers in the near future.

“We should expect to see this trend continue, and see an uptick in these so-called reverse discrimination claims brought by men who are not members of historically disadvantaged groups,” Michael Steinberg, a labor and employment attorney at firm Seyfarth Shaw, tells Fortune.

The case comes at a particularly fraught time when it comes to the legal landscape of the workplace in general. A combination of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action and Trump’s executive orders targeting affirmative action have made companies extra cautious about their programs and protocols around diversity initiatives.

The Ames case was not centered on DEI policies, but two Supreme Court Justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, specifically referenced DEI in their

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David Glasgow, executive director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at New York University, says it’s the first instance, since Trump took office, that justices have put their stances around DEI in writing. And he adds it could “encourage potential plaintiffs to see shifts in the wind and then follow them right to bring future claims.”

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