Significant developments are anticipated this year over legal requirements to sustain discrimination claims involving religious accommodation requests, diversity practices, and gender-based harassment.
Companies like United Airlines Inc., Honeywell International Inc., and Walmart Inc. will be in court in 2026 facing accusations of unlawfully denying religious exemptions from Covid-19 vaccine mandates or implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion policies that prioritize non-White employees.
At the same time, the courts are expected to provide further clarity on the viability of a longstanding judge-made requirement for a plaintiff to show their employer tried to cover up unlawful bias to reach trial, and ...
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