Muldrow ruling | Supreme Court lowers bar for workplace discrimination suits in "victory for workers"

The Supreme Court made a ruling on Wednesday that will make it more difficult to transfer employees to different jobs against their will, in turn making it easier for workers to sue for discrimination.

In the Muldrow v. City of Saint Louis case, the court found the city was guilty of discriminating against the plaintiff under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on protected characteristics such as sex, race, and religion and is designed to prevent discrimination in the workplace.

Jatonya Muldrow, former Sargeant at the St. Louis Police Department, sued after being transferred from its intelligence division to a new department, which she argued was less prestigious and had a less stable work schedule, and was so she could be replaced by a male.

Whilst her pay remained the same in the new role, Muldrow had her FBI privileges revoked, access to fewer perks including a vehicle, and weekend shifts added to her work schedule.