Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

American Dental Assoc. v. Cigna Corp.

Holding that the district court properly dismissed plaintiffs' § 1962(c) claims because plaintiffs had not sufficiently pled the acts of mail and wire fraud alleged to form a pattern of racketeering activity

Hipp v. Liberty Nat'l Life Ins.

Holding that the continuing violation doctrine did not apply where a plaintiff was aware that he incurred harm at the time each harmful act took place

Gregory v. Ga. Dep't of Human Res.

Holding that the plaintiff's "retaliation claim was not administratively barred by her failure to mark the retaliation space on the EEOC template form" because "[t]he facts alleged in her EEOC charge could reasonably have been extended to encompass a claim"

Wilkerson v. Grinnell Corp.

Holding that issues not raised in appellant's initial brief on appeal are deemed abandoned

Mulhall v. Advance Sec., Inc.

Holding that although class titles are a relevant part of the inquiry as to whether two individuals had substantially similar jobs, it is not the end of inquiry

Coutu v. Martin Cty. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs

Holding that written grievance was not statutorily protected activity because plaintiff offered no proof of discrimination to support her conclusory allegations

LaChapelle v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Holding that because FLSA § 16(b) unambiguously set out an "opt-in" type of class action, plaintiffs under the ADEA could not avail themselves of the "opt-out" type of class action provided for in Fed.R.Civ.P. 23

Hopkins v. Saint Lucie County School Board

Finding that administrative complaint filed after adverse employment action cannot support prima facie retaliation claim

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 1981 - Equal rights under the law

Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race

Rule 23 - Class Actions

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Rule 10 - Form of Pleadings

Holding exhibits attached to complaint may be treated as part of complaint for purposes of ruling on 12(b) motion

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 623 - Prohibition of age discrimination

Holding that under the ADEA, it is unlawful to discriminate against individuals who are at least forty years of age

Section 626 - Recordkeeping, investigation, and enforcement

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

Section 1601.10 - Withdrawal of a charge by a person claiming to be aggrieved