by Tim Coffield | Mar 9, 2026 | Discrimination, FLSA, Fourth Circuit Cases, Minimum Wages, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Cases, Tim Coffield Attorney
Few phrases are as widely recognized — and as widely misunderstood — as “I plead the Fifth.” Popular culture often paints it as a dramatic courtroom moment, an admission of guilt wrapped in constitutional language. In reality, the Fifth Amendment is one of the most...
by Tim Coffield | Jan 5, 2024 | Discrimination, Insights, Religious Accommodations, Supreme Court Cases, Title VII
In Groff v. DeJoy, 600 U.S. 447, 143 S.Ct. 2279 (2023), the Supreme Court held that for an employer to deny a religious accommodation for an employee as an undue hardship under Title VII, the employer must show that granting an accommodation would result in...
by Tim Coffield | Feb 10, 2023 | Discrimination, Insights, Religion, Religious Accommodation, Supreme Court Cases
In Equal Emp’t Opportunity Comm’n v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. 768 (2015), the Supreme Court held that to prove a religion-based disparate treatment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a job applicant need only show...
