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The Supreme Court unanimously vacated a decision that requires discriminated employees to demonstrate a “materially significant” disadvantage for discrimination claims. The Court held that employees, under Title VII of the Civil Human Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), must only show some harm with respect to “an identifiable term or condition of their employment”, but that harm need not be significant.   The Supreme Court’s decision stems from Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, a lawsuit brought by