The Supreme Court on Thursday sent the case of an Ohio woman who contends that she was the victim of reverse discrimination back to the lower courts. In a unanimous ruling […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that employees from majority groups, such as white or heterosexual workers, are not required to meet a higher legal standard than minority-group employees when bringing forward workplace discrimination claims.

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier today for people from majority backgrounds, such as white or straight individuals, to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse” discrimination, reviving an Ohio woman’s lawsuit claiming she was illegally denied a promotion and demoted because she is heterosexual.