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The law school's pay system results in gender inequality according to the EEOC in a recent determination.

Ruling that the so-called "manager rule" has no place in Title VII jurisprudence, the 4th Circuit reversed an order granting summary judgment to an employer who fired their employee for assisting a worker with a sexual harassment complaint.

In a decision that is not binding on courts but potentially entitled to some deference, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled this week that Title VII's sex discrimination prohibition applies to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the employer's response to severe harassment (racist death threats) could be found by a reasonable jury to have been inadequate, where the employer is required to act promptly in a manner reasonably calculated to end the harassment.