Where a Textual Reading of Title VII Could Lead Justices

Labor, Employment and Benefits attorneys Stephen Fink and Bryan Neal wrote an article featured on Law360 that discusses how three recent cases, including Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri and Davis v. Legal Services Alabama Inc., have raised the question of whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires a showing of material, tangible or objective harm. Mr. Fink and Mr. Neal argue that the objective harm standard is necessary for standing in federal court, prevents frivolous lawsuits and is supported by a proper textualist interpretation of the statute.

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