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Lino A. Graglia TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964: FROM PROHIBITING TO REQUIRING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT 14 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 68 (Winter, 1991) The modern law of racial discrimination began with the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which prohibited compulsory racial segregation in public schools. It soon became clear that Brown stood for the principle that all racial discrimination by government is unconstitutional. The principle that government should not... 1991
Sharon L. Tasman, Margaret A. Jacobsen V. EMPLOYMENT 50 Maryland Law Review 1153 (1991) In Morris v. Prince George's County, the Court of Appeals interpreted Maryland Code article 73B, section 32(a) and found that the legislative policy favoring pension benefit portability necessitates allowing transferees to carry actual years of service from their former retirement system to their new retirement system for the purpose of determining... 1991
Chris Engels VOLUNTARY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT: EXTENDING POSSIBILITIES FOR EMPLOYERS TO ENGAGE IN PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO ACHIEVE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 24 John Marshall Law Review 731 (Summer, 1991) C1-3Table of Contents L1-2INTRODUCTION . 732 I. PERMISSIBLE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. 735 A. The Principle of Voluntary Affirmative Action. 735 B. Reaction to Weber and Johnson. 741 C. Limitations on Affirmative Action. 745 II. THREE PRONG ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSING THE VALIDITY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS. 746 A. Justification: The Manifest Imbalance... 1991
Michael H. Gottesman WITHER GOEST LABOR LAW: LAW AND ECONOMICS IN THE WORKPLACE 100 Yale Law Journal 2767 (June, 1991) The long and steady decline in the percentage of private-sector employees represented by unions-a decline now in its fourth decade -preoccupies all thinking about American labor law today. One would not have learned of this decline from the writings of scholars and courts during the 1960's and 1970's; indeed, these sources espoused little but... 1991
Joel L. Selig AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN EMPLOYMENT AFTER CROSON AND MARTIN: THE LEGACY REMAINS INTACT 63 Temple Law Review 1 (Spring, 1990) Two years ago I undertook a detailed review and evaluation of the United States Supreme Court's jurisprudence on affirmative action in employment. I concluded that the Court's 1986 and 1987 decisions on the subject had resolved most of the important questions in the area, and that what I called the Brennan-Powell majority had created a legacy on... 1990
Suzanne M. Boris AGE DISCRIMINATION 58 George Washington Law Review 877 (June, 1990) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the ADEA) was enacted to promote employment of older persons based on their ability rather than age; to prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in employment; to help employers and workers find ways of meeting problems arising from the impact of age on employment. Because the ADEA was modeled after... 1990
Pamela L. Perry BALANCING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH EMPLOYERS' LEGITIMATE DISCRETION: THE BUSINESS NECESSITY RESPONSE TO DISPARATE IMPACT DISCRIMINATION UNDER TITLE VII 12 Industrial Relations Law Journal 1 (1990) In this article, Professor Perry identifies the split among the Justices of the Supreme Court on the appropriate standard to be used for establishing the business necessity justification to disparate impact discrimination under Title VII. She proposes that the business necessity standard be modeled on the framework of the bona fide occupational... 1990
Charles A. Shanor , Samuel A. Marcosson BATTLEGROUND FOR A DIVIDED COURT: EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION IN THE SUPREME COURT, 1988-89 6 Labor Lawyer 145 (Winter, 1990) The Supreme Court's 1988-89 Term may be best remembered for the abortion and flag-desecration decisions. But no field of the law was as widely considered by the Court as civil rights, particularly employment discrimination. The substance of these cases was remarkably varied, ranging from sexual stereotyping to racial harassment, disparate treatment... 1990
Clark Freshman BEYOND ATOMIZED DISCRIMINATION: USE OF ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST "OTHER" MINORITIES TO PROVE DISCRIMINATORY MOTIVATION UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT LAW 43 Stanford Law Review 241 (November, 1990) Mike Ueda, a graduating MBA with a concentration in marketing, and whose grandparents happened to come from Japan, sends his resume to a well-known advertising firm and subsequently interviews on campus with one of the firm's account executives. The members of the firm recruiting committee, which includes no Asians or women, review Mike's resume... 1990
Robert Belton CAUSATION AND BURDEN-SHIFTING DOCTRINES IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW REVISITED: SOME THOUGHTS ON HOPKINS AND WARDS COVE 64 Tulane Law Review 1359 (June, 1990) I. Introduction II. Hopkins and Wards Cove A. Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins 1. Causation 2. Causation as a Liability-Determining Rule 3. Burden-Shifting Rules and the Same Decision Test 4. Unresolved Issues B. Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio 1. Causation in Disparate-Impact Claims 2. Burden-Shifting Rules in Disparate-Impact Cases 3. The Quantum... 1990
Mack A. Player CITIZENSHIP, ALIENAGE, AND ETHNIC ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES 20 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 29 (Spring, 1990) The Lord spoke to Moses and said, . . . When an alien settles with you in your land, you shall not oppress him. He shall be treated as a native born among you, and you shall love him as a man like yourself . . . . Leviticus 19:33 (New English Bible) This paper will survey the federal law of discrimination in employment based on ethnic origin,... 1990
Michael A. Ross CIVIL RIGHTS * - -DISPARATE TREATMENT * - -UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, A PLAINTIFF WHO SHOWS THAT ILLEGITIMATE CONSIDERATIONS PLAYED A SUBSTANTIAL ROLE IN AN ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT DECISION MAY SHIFT THE BURDEN OF PERSUASION TO THE DEFEND 67 University of Detroit Law Review 487 (Spring, 1990) Hopkins was a candidate for partnership in Price Waterhouse's accounting firm. As part of the selection process, partners in the firm submitted written comments to the firm's Admissions Committee. These comments praised the plaintiff's performance in securing major contracts but criticized her interpersonal skills. Some of these comments indicated... 1990
Linda L. Holdeman CIVIL RIGHTS IN EMPLOYMENT: THE NEW GENERATION 67 Denver University Law Review 1 (1990) In July 1989, Title VII was twenty-five years old. It is generally assumed that the first twenty-five years have seen significant changes in the economic opportunities available to America's minorities and women. But with the rise to power of the Reagan appointees, the Supreme Court is clearly fashioning a new approach to issues of civil rights in... 1990
Michael T. Larkin CIVIL RIGHTS--CONSENT DECREES--NONPARTIES TO EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CONSENT DECREES MAY ATTACK, IN A COLLATERAL LAWSUIT, DECISIONS MADE PURSUANT TO THE DECREES 21 Saint Mary's Law Journal 1063 (1990) Martin v. Wilks, __ U.S. __, 109 S.Ct. 2180, 104 L. Ed. 2d 835 (1989). In 1984, Robert Wilks and six white employees of the Birmingham Fire Department sued the city of Birmingham, Alabama and the Jefferson County Personnel Board in a reverse discrimination lawsuit. Wilks alleged he was denied a promotion while less qualified blacks were promoted... 1990
Erik R. Sunde CIVIL RIGHTS--TITLE VII DISPARATE IMPACT THEORY--EMPLOYER'S BURDEN OF REBUTTING PRIMA FACIE CASE UNDER DISPARATE IMPACT THEORY IS ONE OF PRODUCTION WHILE ULTIMATE BURDEN OF PERSUASION REMAINS WITH COMPLAINANT 21 Saint Mary's Law Journal 1081 (1990) Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, __ U.S. __, 109 S.Ct. 2115, 104 L. Ed. 2d 733 (1989). Wards Cove Packing Co. (Wards Cove) operates a salmon packing cannery in a remote region of Alaska. Cannery jobs at Wards Cove, requiring little skill, are staffed predominantly by non-whites, while whites occupy skilled noncannery jobs. In 1974, a class of... 1990
Ronald Turner EMPLOYER LIABILITY UNDER TITLE VII FOR HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: THE IMPACT AND AFTERMATH OF MERITOR SAVINGS BANK 33 Howard Law Journal 1 (1990) I. Title VII Theories of Sexual Harassment A. Recognized Variants of Sexual Harassment B. Required Proof in Sexual Harassment Actions 1. Order of Proof in Quid Pro Quo Cases 2. Order of Proof in Hostile Environment Cases II. Employer Liability for Supervisory and Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment: The State of the Law Before Meritor Savings... 1990
George M. Strickler, Jr. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION 21 Texas Tech Law Review 231 (1990) A. The Application of Title VII to the Employment Opportunities of Nonemployees B. Issue Preclusion and Claim Preclusion C. Proof of Causation and the Mixed Motive Case D. Extraterritorial Application A. Proof of Intentional Discrimination B. The Willfulness Standard C. The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification Defense With one exception, the... 1990
Lee Modjeska EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND THE RECONSIDERATION OF RUNYON 78 Kentucky Law Journal 377 (1989/1990) The Supreme Court sent shock waves through the civil rights community last term when it ordered reargument in Patterson v. McLean Credit Union (Patterson I) of the following question: Whether or not the interpretation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 adopted by this Court in Runyon v. McCrary, 427 U.S. 160 (1976), should be reconsidered? The Court indicated... 1990
Josef Rohlik EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1989: REVISIONS OR A PAUSE 20 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 57 (Spring, 1990) This is the second time I have participated in the Roundtable on Employment Law organized by Professor Vogel-Polsky at the Institute. Needless to say, I am very honored by your kind invitation, and very pleased to be here. Since everybody here is well acquainted with the law of employment discrimination in the United States, I will limit my... 1990
Melissa M. McGrath EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: ARE TITLE VII PROTECTIONS UNDER A DISPARATE IMPACT ANALYSIS DRASTICALLY DIMINISHED? 15 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 187 (Fall, 1990) Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, 109 S. Ct. 2115 (1989) Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio was initiated in 1974 by a class of nonwhite cannery workers seeking protection from alleged discriminatory employment practices. Their employers were several Alaska salmon processing companies which operated canneries that employed cannery and noncannery... 1990
Jean Calhoun Brooks EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION-THE SUPREME COURT LIBERATES TITLE VII MIXED-MOTIVE CASES FROM THE PROCRUSTEAN BED OF THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS/BURDINE PRETEXT MODEL-PRICE WATERHOUSE v. HOPKINS 25 Wake Forest Law Review 345 (1990) Decision making is a complex and multifaceted process. Seldom does a single factor or consideration motivate a decisionmaker. Acknowledging the fundamental complexity of decision making during the epic legislative struggle surrounding the passage of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Senator Case commented: If anyone ever had an action... 1990
Gary Minda EMPLOYMENT LAW 41 Syracuse Law Review 265 (1990) It is customary for authors of this Survey to comment exclusively on the labor relations decisions of the New York courts. However, in the last decade or so, the confines of labor law have been broadened to include general employment law subjects such as employment discrimination, drug testing, employee privacy, employment at-will, and others... 1990
Mark T. Conlon EMPLOYMENT LAW--ARBITRATION NOT A PREREQUISITE TO A FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDING ON A TITLE VII CLAIM--UTLEY v. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO., 883 F.2D 184 (1ST CIR. 1989), CERT. DENIED, 110 S. CT. 842 (1990) 24 Suffolk University Law Review 271 (Spring, 1990) The Federal Arbitration Act (Arbitration Act) established a liberal policy in favor of private agreements to arbitrate contractual disputes. In Utley v. Goldman Sachs & Co., the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered whether an employee is required to arbitrate a claim for a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act... 1990
Gilda Vinzulis Boyer EMPLOYMENT LAW--REDEFINING THE EVIDENTIARY BURDENS IN TITLE VII DISPARATE IMPACT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASES: WARDS COVE PACKING COMPANY v. ATONIO 15 Journal of Corporation Law 573 (Spring, 1990) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employer practices which deprive individuals of potential employment opportunities due to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The right of employees to challenge employer practices that are fair in form but discriminatory in operation was first recognized by the Supreme Court in... 1990
Linda W. Filardi EMPLOYMENT LAW--TITLE VII--ONCE PLAINTIFF DEMONSTRATES ILLEGITIMATE FACTOR MOTIVATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION, DEFENDANT MUST SHOW THAT SAME DECISION WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE ABSENT THE UNLAWFUL FACTOR TO AVOID LIABILITY--PRICE WATERHOUSE v. HOPKINS, 109 S.CT. 177 20 Seton Hall Law Review 860 (1990) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits an employer from discriminating against individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. The statute is sweeping in its language. Title VII includes neither a definition of discrimination, nor a standard for determining liability. In effect, the language of... 1990
Emilie M. Meyer EMPLOYMENT LAW--TITLE VII--UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES STANDARDS FOR STATISTICAL EVIDENCE AND BURDENS OF PROOF IN PRIVATE LITIGATION UNDER THE DISPARATE IMPACT THEORY--WARDS COVE PACKING CO. v. ANTONIO, 109 S.CT. 2115 (1989) 20 Seton Hall Law Review 831 (1990) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act) prohibits an employer from discriminating against individuals on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, or national origin. The United States Supreme Court has interpreted Title VII to forbid both intentional discrimination and the use of facially neutral employment practices that adversely... 1990
Frank B. Harty , Thomas W. Foley EMPLOYMENT TORTS: EMERGING AREAS OF EMPLOYER LIABILITY 39 Drake Law Review 3 (1989-1990) C1-3Table of Contents I. Introduction. 4 A. The Changing Employment Environment. 4 B. The New Employment Torts. 5 II. Employment Torts. 6 A. Negligent Hiring. 6 1. The Scope of the Problem. 6 2. The Elements of the Tort of Negligent Hiring. 7 3. The Advantages of the Negligent Hiring Cause of Action. 12 4. The Law of Negligent Hiring in Iowa. 14 B.... 1990
Katherine Brokaw GENETIC SCREENING IN THE WORKPLACE AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY 23 Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems 317 (1990) Imagine yourself, a few years in the future, applying for a job as a skilled worker in an industrial plant. You have been very healthy during your whole life. You don't smoke, drink, or use drugs. You are experienced and qualified for the job. You are about to be hired. Then, as a mere formality, you are asked by your soon-to-be employer to undergo... 1990
Joseph Beckham, J.D., Ph.D. HARMONIZING ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYERS 58 West's Education Law Reporter 883 (1990) Congress enacted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the goal of eliminating employment discrimination. The statute forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Two theories, disparate treatment and disparate impact, may be utilized by litigants to demonstrate employment... 1990
Harvey L. Cohen IN THE WAKE OF PATTERSON v. MCLEAN CREDIT UNION: THE TREACHEROUS AND SHIFTING SHOALS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW 67 Denver University Law Review 557 (1990) Perhaps no circuit better exemplifies the current chaos that reigns among the lower federal courts in the interpretation of Patterson v. McLean Credit Union than Colorado's Tenth Circuit. In the wake of Patterson, judges within the same Colorado district have issued contradictory rulings on discriminatory firings, while another Colorado judge has... 1990
by David A. Strauss John S. Lytle 1989-90 Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases 169 (January 26, 1990) Federal laws forbidding racial discrimination were enacted shortly after the Civil War, but they generally lay dormant and unenforced until the courts revived them during the 1950s, '60s and '70s--at roughly the same time the modern civil rights laws were passed. Often a person complaining of racial discrimination can invoke both the... 1990
Amy Weinstein MUST EMPLOYERS BE COLORBLIND? TITLE VII BARS INTRA-RACIAL EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, WALKER v. SECRETARY OF TREASURY, I.R.S., 713 F. SUPP. 403 (N.D. GA. 1989) 68 Washington University Law Quarterly 213 (Spring, 1990) In Walker v. Secretary of Treasury, I.R.S., the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia expanded the coverage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) to allow a light-skinned black person to sue her dark-skinned black supervisor for employment discrimination on the basis of color. The Walker decision... 1990
Woody W. Lay PATTERSON v. MCLEAN CREDIT UNION: A NARROWING OF REMEDIES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION PLAINTIFF 47 Washington and Lee Law Review 995 (Fall, 1990) Section 1981 of the United States Code provides that all persons have the same right as white citizens to make and enforce a contract; to sue, be parties, and give evidence; to full and equal benefit of the laws; and to similar punishment, penalties, and taxes. The language of section 1981 first appeared in section one of the Civil Rights Act of... 1990
Sherry L. Evans PRICE WATERHOUSE v. HOPKINS: BALANCING EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS AND EMPLOYERS' PREROGATIVES: ALLOCATION OF THE BURDENS OF PROOF IN A TITLE VII MIXED-MOTIVE CASE 43 Southwestern Law Journal 1149 (May, 1990) In August of 1982, Ann Hopkins, a senior manager in the Washington D.C. office of Price Waterhouse, was nominated for partnership in the firm. As part of its formal partnership admissions process, Price Waterhouse invited all partners in the firm to submit written evaluations on each proposed candidate and to recommend whether the candidate should... 1990
Beth L. Singletary PRICE WATERHOUSE v. HOPKINS: CLARIFICATION OF THE STANDARD OF CAUSATION, BURDEN OF PROOF, AND LIABILITY IN TITLE VII EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASES 41 Mercer Law Review 1097 (Spring, 1990) In Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins the Supreme Court attempted to resolve the conflict among the circuits concerning the requisite burdens of proof in cases filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In his plurality opinion, Justice Brennan argued that when an employer makes an employment decision by considering gender as well as... 1990
Barbara L. Kramer RUNYON RECONSIDERED: THE FUTURE OF SECTION 1981 AS A BASIS FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS 38 Cleveland State Law Review 251 (1990) I. Introduction. 251 II. Section 1981: The Civil Rights Act of 1866. 252 A. Historical Background. 252 B. Scope and Coverage. 254 1. Type of Employer. 254 a. Private Employers. 254 b. Public Employers. 255 2. Bases of Discrimination. 255 a. Race. 255 b. Gender. 256 c. Religion. 257 d. Alienage and National Origin. 257 e. Other Bases. 258 C.... 1990
Alfred W. Blumrosen SOCIETY IN TRANSITION II: PRICE WATERHOUSE AND THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASE 42 Rutgers Law Review 1023 (Summer1990) And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pitch and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. . . . William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, Sc. 1. In the 1960's, the pervasive subordination of minorities and women was finally addressed by a... 1990
David C. Gardiner, Jr. STEERING AWAY FROM THE ARBITRATION PROCESS: RECOGNIZING STATE LAW TORT ACTIONS FOR UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES 24 University of Richmond Law Review 233 (Winter, 1990) When an employer and a labor union negotiate over an employment contract, their agreements are usually set forth in a collective bargaining agreement. The collective bargaining agreement defines the relationship between the employer and the unionized employees and addresses such matters as wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.... 1990
Amy R. Tabor THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW: 1988-1989 AND BEYOND 39-OCT Rhode Island Bar Journal 13 (October, 1990) The United States Supreme Court, during its 1989 term, issued a series of decisions which have significantly changed the ground rules governing the law of employment discrimination. In these decisions, the new, more conservative majority of the Court has made it more difficult for minorities and women to challenge discriminatory employment... 1990
Julius G. Getman THE CHANGING ROLE OF COURTS AND THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF UNIONS IN OVERCOMING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION 64 Tulane Law Review 1477 (June, 1990) During the late 1960s and early 1970s the federal courts led by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals mounted an attack on racism and sexism in employment. The major focus of the attack was hiring policies under which minorities and women either were denied employment or were forced into the least desirable jobs. Although the task was formidable, the... 1990
Steven J. Kaminshine THE COST OF OLDER WORKERS, DISPARATE IMPACT, AND THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT 42 Florida Law Review 229 (April, 1990) I. INTRODUCTION II. ADEA OVERVIEW: PURPOSE, PROHIBITIONS, AND EXCEPTIONS III. COST AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR AGE-BASED TREATMENT A. Basic Anti-Cost Principles B. The BFOQ and the Anti-Cost Rule Under Title VII C. The BFOQ and the Anti-Cost Rule Under the ADEA IV. COST AS A REASONABLE FACTOR OTHER THAN AGE A. Salary and Compensation as a Comparative... 1990
Brad V. Driscoll THE EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF 1988: A BALANCE OF INTERESTS 75 Iowa Law Review 539 (January, 1990) On June 27, 1988, Congress enacted the Employee Polygraph Protection Act to regulate the use of lie detector devices in the workplace. The Act represents a strong effort by Congress to eliminate the multitude of workers' rights violations occurring each year in conjunction with lie detector use. The Act sets forth employee-testing guidelines and... 1990
Kathleen E. Moriarty THE PRECLUSIVE EFFECT OF UNREVIEWED STATE AGENCY FACTUAL FINDINGS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT 84 Northwestern University Law Review 774 (Winter, 1990) With the stated purposes of promoting employment of older persons on the basis of their abilities, prohibiting arbitrary age discrimination in employment, and helping workers and employers develop solutions to problems arising from the impact of age on employment, Congress in 1967 enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). To enforce... 1990
Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander THE STATE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN EMPLOYMENT: A POST-STOTTS RETROSPECTIVE 27 American Business Law Journal 565 (Winter, 1990) In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision that galvanized those concerned about civil rights issues in the work place. The decision, Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. Stotts, probably received more press, interpretation, and scrutiny than any other recent case in the civil rights or employment law areas. Stotts held that a bona fide... 1990
William B. Gould, IV THE SUPREME COURT AND EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW IN 1989: JUDICIAL RETREAT AND CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE 64 Tulane Law Review 1485 (June, 1990) Amidst rising expectations of social and economic reform throughout Eastern Europe and South Africa, in 1989 the United States Supreme Court sought to retard, if not emasculate, both judicial and legislative initiatives undertaken in this country during the race relations revolution of the post-World War II era. True, the Court has not turned back... 1990
Timothy N. Tack THE SUPREME COURT'S REVENUE OF VOLUNTARY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BY PUBLIC EMPLOYERS: APPLYING DIFFERENT STANDARDS UNDER TITLE VII AND THE CONSTITUTION 26 Willamette Law Review 957 (Fall, 1990) Equal employment opportunity has been our national policy since Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under Title VII of the Act, employers are prohibited from discriminating against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin .... Nonetheless, such distinctions frequently are made when an employer engages... 1990
Mitchell H. Rubinstein THE USE OF PREDISCHARGE MISCONDUCT DISCOVERED AFTER AN EMPLOYEES' TERMINATION AS A DEFENSE IN EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION 24 Suffolk University Law Review 1 (Spring, 1990) I. Introduction II. The After the Fact Defense A. The After the Fact Defense Under the National Labor Relations Act B. The Application of NLRB Law to Other Areas of Employment Law C. The Use of the After the Fact Defense Under a Fraud Theory D. The After the Fact Defense and the Prima Facie Case of Discrimination E. The After the Fact Defense Under... 1990
Steven F. Biskup TRENDS IN SECTION 1981 EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW 8 ACCA Docket 20 (Spring, 1990) IN A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT DECISION FOR EMPLOYERS, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Patterson v. McLean Credit Union (June 15, 1989), ended over a decade of nearly unchecked expansion of plaintiffs' rights and remedies under 42 U.S.C. 1981 (one of the post-Civil War reconstruction laws of 1866 designed to provide relief to victims of racial... 1990
Adam M. Mycyk UNITED STATES FAIR EMPLOYMENT LAW IN THE TRANSNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT ARENA: THE CASE FOR THE EXTRATERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 39 Catholic University Law Review 1109 (Summer, 1990) With the steady expansion of United States corporate operations abroad in recent years has come a concomitant export of one of America's primary resources, its labor force. The increasing presence of United States employers on foreign soil raises questions regarding such employers' amenability to United States labor laws. In particular, the... 1990
Mack A. Player WHAT HATH PATTERSON WROUGHT? A STUDY IN THE FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 6 Labor Lawyer 183 (Winter, 1990) One portion of the broad and sweeping civil rights legislation enacted in 1866, now codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1981, provides: All persons . shall have the same right . to make and enforce contracts . as is enjoyed by white citizens. For 100 years it was assumed that this section, as other similar sections in the same Act, was directed at state or... 1990
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