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Recent United States Supreme Court Decisions and Human Resource Management Decision Making: The 2007/2008 Term
Academic journal article from Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, Vol. 12, No. 1
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ABSTRACT
Former Supreme Court Justice, Lewis Powell described the federal judiciary and the United States Supreme Court as perhaps "the most important instrument for social, economic, and political change" (Lazarus, 2008). Recent terms of the Supreme Court have produced a number of important decisions impacting decision making with respect to an organization's human resources. For example, in the 2007/2008 term, the Court issued important decisions involving age discrimination and retaliation. These decisions have been characterized as expanding an employer's burden of proof in responding to allegations and potentially increasing the cost to defend themselves in responding to …
