BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore

Holding that a $2 million punitive damages award was "grossly excessive" and therefore exceeded the constitutional limit

Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.

Holding that a claim arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed.), may be subject to compulsory arbitration

Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Waffle House, Inc.

Holding that a private arbitration agreement between an employee and an employer could not bind a nonparty governmental agency, the EEOC, and thus that the agreement—which was enforceable against the employee under the Federal Arbitration Act—did not limit the types of remedies the agency could seek in an enforcement action it initiated under Title VII

Kolstad v. Am. Dental Assn

Holding that an employer may avoid punitive damages under § 1981a if it has made good-faith efforts to prevent discrimination in the workplace

Gen. Tel. Co. v. EEOC

Holding that "the EEOC's enforcement suits should not be considered representative actions subject to Rule 23"

Roth v. Jennings

Holding that dismissal of a Section 16 suit for disgorgement of short-swing profits was unjustified when there were allegations that a loan had been made to a borrower in furtherance of an agreement between the lender and the borrower "to work together to effect a change of control or similar transaction involving [the company whose shares were purchased with the borrowed money]"

Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Holding that there is no statute of limitations applicable to the EEOC's ability to bring Title VII enforcement proceedings in federal district court

Costello v. United States

Holding a dismissal for failure to file an affidavit of good cause would be "without prejudice" under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) because it was not decided on the merits and referring to the rule as "jurisdictional"

City of McKeesport v. Cunningham

Holding that district court erred in striking affirmative defenses where further facts were needed to resolve issue in case

Talbot v. Robert Matthews Distributing Co.

Holding that the NLRA preempts a RICO claim when "the underlying conduct of the plaintiffs' RICO claim is wrongful only by virtue of the labor laws"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Section 201 - Short title

Setting fourteen as the minimum age for most non-agricultural work

Section 621 - Congressional statement of findings and purpose

Finding that "older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs"

Section 216 - Penalties

Holding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”

Section 626 - Recordkeeping, investigation, and enforcement

Adopting the statute of limitations under the Portal-to-Portal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 255

Section 1981a - Damages in cases of intentional discrimination in employment

Finding that "additional remedies under Federal law are needed to deter unlawful harassment and intentional discrimination in the workplace"

Section 1626.15 - Commission enforcement