The Supreme Court appeared virtually certain to side with an Ohio woman who lost a “reverse discrimination” suit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her, a decision that will likely make it easier for some White and straight employees to win similar claims.

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared on Wednesday to lean toward making it easier for people from "majority backgrounds," such as white or straight people, to pursue workplace discrimination claims, as they heard an appeal by an Ohio woman who claims she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is heterosexual.

Marlean Ames challenged rulings requiring members of majority groups to meet a higher bar to prove job discrimination than groups that traditionally face bias.

The US Supreme Court signaled it will revive a job-bias lawsuit by a straight woman and make it easier for members of so-called “majority groups” to get to a jury with discrimination claims.

Justices will review the standard used for workers who historically don’t experience discrimination.