Susan C. Hastings

US Supreme Court Allows Tuition Reimbursement in IDEA Case
Susan C. Hastings, Christina Henagen Peer, July 23, 2009
On June 22, 2009 the US Supreme Court held parents may receive reimbursement for private school tuition under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) even if the student has never received special education or related services from a public school district.

Supreme Court Rules Collective Bargaining Agreements Requiring Arbitration of Statutory Claims Enforceable
Terry M. Billups, Alexandra A. Bodnar, D. Lewis Clark, Norman Davis, Susan M. DiMickele, Susan C. Hastings, Amy Ruth Ita, Michael W. Kelly, Merrell B. Renaud, April 24, 2009
In 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, a divided US Supreme Court held 5-4 that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) is enforceable as a matter of...

US Supreme Court Continues to Open the Floodgates for Retaliation Claims under Title VII
Tara Aschenbrand, Terry M. Billups, Alexandra A. Bodnar, D. Lewis Clark, Norman Davis, Susan C. Hastings, Michael W. Kelly, William A. Nolan, Merrell B. Renaud, Jeffrey J. Wedel, March 9, 2009
On January 26, 2009 the United States Supreme Court issued its latest decision broadening the circumstances under which employees can pursue retaliation claims against their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.