| Author | Title | Citation | Summary | Year |
| Paul S. Zilberfein |
EMPLOYMENT DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF OREGON v. SMITH: THE EROSION OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY |
12 Pace Law Review 403 (Spring, 1992) |
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. Declaration of Independence (1776) The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the... |
1992 |
| Robert A. Sedler |
EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICAL CONSENSUS |
90 Michigan Law Review 1315 (May, 1992) |
Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action. By Herman Belz. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers. 1991. Pp. 313. Cloth, $32.95; paper, $19.95. A Conflict of Rights: The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action. By Melvin I. Urofsky. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1991. Pp. xii, 270. $22.95. It has now been a quarter... |
1992 |
| Christopher Payne |
EMPLOYMENT LAW AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 |
69 Denver University Law Review 939 (1992) |
A two-year legislative struggle to reform civil rights legislation ended last November 21st when President Bush signed the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (the Act) into law. Unfortunately, the Act's unanswered questions have moved the struggle from Congress to the federal judiciary. The next few years are likely to be highly charged in the area of... |
1992 |
| J. Hoult Verkerke [ ] |
FREE TO SEARCH |
105 Harvard Law Review 2080 (June, 1992) |
Many readers of Richard Epstein's provocative new book, Forbidden Grounds: The Case Against Employment Discrimination Laws, undoubtedly will react as Ronald Reagan did to Jimmy Carter during one of their televised debates and say: There you go again. As in much of his prior scholarship, Epstein takes a position well outside the mainstream of... |
1992 |
| Mark A. Rothstein |
GENETIC DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT |
29 Houston Law Review 23 (Spring, 1992) |
I. Introduction: The Human Genome Project and Genetic Discrimination in Employment. 24 II. Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 34 III. The ADA and Genetic Conditions. 39 A. Already-Expressed Genetic Diseases. 39 B. Already-Expressed Minor Genetic Conditions. 41 C. Unexpressed Late-Onset Genetic Diseases. 43 D. Genetic... |
1992 |
| Lairold M. Street, Esq |
HELPING JAPANESE FIRMS COPE WITH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND U.S. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS |
35 Howard Law Journal 381 (Spring, 1992) |
Recent developments in transnational employment and labor law in the area of Friendship, Commerce, & Navigation Treaties (FCN) illustrate the growth of American and foreign companies worldwide. Countries are becoming aware of the implications of employment and legal issues that transcend national borders. Foreign companies operating in the United... |
1992 |
| Robert C. Lind , Alan D. Ullberg |
INSTITUTIONAL REGULATION OF EMPLOYEE EXPRESSION: WRITING AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITHIN MUSEUMS AND RELATED NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS |
32 Santa Clara Law Review 427 (1992) |
A museum is an educational institution and a center for learning. In this environment writing and other creative pursuits should be fostered and encouraged. However, when writing is produced by an employee, a museum is faced with a number of concerns. These concerns differ, depending on the institution's status or role in relation to the issues... |
1992 |
| John P. O'Brien |
IT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL WORLD OF TITLE VII: AMERICAN EMPLOYERS WHO EMPLOY AMERICANS ABROAD ARE NOT SUBJECT TO TITLE VII-EEOC v. ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL CO., 111 S.CT. 1227 (1991). |
33 South Texas Law Review 313 (February, 1992) |
I. INTRODUCTION. 313 II. HISTORICAL GLANCE AT EXTRATERRITORIALITY. 314 III. PRESENT STATUS OF EXTRATERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF TITLE VII. 319 IV. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS AND ANALYSIS. 322 IV. CONCLUSION. 326 |
1992 |
| Tracy Karen Finkelstein |
JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION AS APPLIED TO THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT |
40 Cleveland State Law Review 217 (1992) |
I. INTRODUCTION. 217 II. THE AGE DISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT ACT. 221 A. History. 221 B. Application. 223 III. THE BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION. 225 A. Background. 225 B. The Legislature Intended that the ADEA be Interpreted Broadly and that the BFOQ be Interpreted Narrowly. 226 C. EEOC's Interpretation of the BFOQ Defense Under Title VII.... |
1992 |
| Mark Gould |
LAW AND SOCIOLOGY: SOME CONSEQUENCES FOR THE LAW OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION DERIVING FROM THE SOCIOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF ECONOMIC THEORY |
13 Cardozo Law Review 1517 (March, 1992) |
One of the more important developments in legal thinking over the past generation has been the law-and-economics movement. This broad-based school has attempted to introduce modes of analysis drawn from economic theory into an explanation for the emergence and development of common-law rulings and institutions and has attempted to apply these modes... |
1992 |
| Gregory S. Crespi |
MARKET MAGIC: CAN THE INVISIBLE HAND STRANGLE BIGOTRY? |
72 Boston University Law Review 991 (November, 1992) |
My attitudes regarding racial and gender discrimination are probably typical for a white male of the baby-boom generation. I have long believed that American society is moving fitfully but inexorably toward full racial and gender equality. While I recognize that many pockets of personal and institutional bias persist, I regard them as anomalies of... |
1992 |
| Karl E. Klare |
POWER/DRESSING: REGULATION OF EMPLOYEE APPEARANCE |
26 New England Law Review 1395 (Summer, 1992) |
I. Introduction II. A Doctrinal Survey of Employee Appearance Regulation A. Constitutional Law 1. The liberty interest 2. Fundamental rights B. Civil Rights Statutes 1. Race and religion 2. Gender a. Dress codes b. Attractiveness requirements C. Collective Bargaining Law III. Appearance Regulation Law and the Constitution of Social Life A.... |
1992 |
| Kimberly Anne Huffman |
SALT v. APPLIED ANALYTICAL, INC.: CLARIFYING THE CONFUSION IN NORTH CAROLINA'S EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL DOCTRINE |
70 North Carolina Law Review 2087 (September, 1992) |
Throughout the history of employment law in North Carolina, state courts have subscribed rigidly to the employment-at-will doctrine, which governs in both breach of employment contract and wrongful discharge tort actions. North Carolina courts consider the very relationship between employee and employer to be contractual in nature. Historically, ... |
1992 |
| Alfred W. Blumrosen |
SOCIETY IN TRANSITION III: JUSTICE O'CONNOR AND THE DESTABILIZATION OF THE GRIGGS PRINCIPLE OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION |
14 Women's Rights Law Reporter 315 (Spring-Fall, 1992) |
Preface I thank the Women's Rights Law Reporter for this honor and write this preface to make three points: 1. The Past--The depth and strength of the Women's Movement was just emerging when this publication began. The Reporter reflected the perceptive and persistent interests, personified at Rutgers Law School by Ruth Ginsburg, Annamay Sheppard,... |
1992 |
| Jeffrey A. Blevins , Gregory J. Schroedter |
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991: CONGRESS REVAMPS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW AND POLICY |
80 Illinois Bar Journal 336 (July, 1992) |
On October 31, 1991, Congress passed Senate Bill 1745, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (the 1991 Civil Rights Act, or the Act). On November 21, 1991, President Bush signed the bill into law, giving effect to Public Law 102-166. The Act makes sweeping and significant changes to federal employment discrimination law and policy, which until now had... |
1992 |
| John M. Husband, Jude Biggs |
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991: EXPANDING REMEDIES IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASES |
21 Colorado Lawyer 881 (May, 1992) |
President Bush signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Act) on November 21, 1991, ending a two-year struggle with Congress. The motivation for the 1991 legislation was to reverse five U.S. Supreme Court decisions handed down in 1989. The decisions were perceived by many as unfavorable to those seeking relief from employment bias. The... |
1992 |
| D. Marvin Jones |
THE DEATH OF THE EMPLOYER: IMAGE, TEXT, AND TITLE VII |
45 Vanderbilt Law Review 349 (March, 1992) |
I. Introduction: Geneva Crenshaw's Complaint A. The Intent Model: A Problem of Law As Ideology and Legitimation B. The Hidden Discursive Barrier II. The Employer As Myth A. Every Event A Deed B. The Speaker In the Text III. The Employer As Metaphor A. Real Equality: The Historical Group Model of Discrimination B. Formal Equality: The Employer... |
1992 |
| William B. Gould IV |
THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP UNDER SIEGE: A LOOK AT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGE |
22 Stetson Law Review 15 (Fall, 1992) |
This Article will identify and address developments of the 1970s and 1980s that plague the employment relationship. These trends include the growing importance of the part-time worker, renewed racial tensions in the workplace, and, most importantly, the declining bargaining power of the organized workforce. In addition, this Article will offer some... |
1992 |
| Julie O. Allen , Ronald J. Allen , Mayer G. Freed |
A POSITIVE THEORY OF THE EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASES |
16 Journal of Corporation Law 173 (Winter, 1991) |
I. L2-3INTRODUCTION . 174 II. L2-3THE LOGIC OF THE CASES . 174 III. L2-3THE CASES . 179 A. Griggs v. Duke Power Co. 179 B. The McDonnell Douglas Line of Cases 181 C. General Electric Co. v. Gilbert 183 D. Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty 185 E. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States 187 F. Hazelwood School District v. United States 188... |
1991 |
| Judith Lillian Dillon |
A PROPOSAL TO BAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT IN VERMONT |
15 Vermont Law Review 435 (Winter, 1991) |
[T]he constitutional shelter afforded . . . relationships reflects the realization that individuals draw much of their emotional enrichment from close ties with others. Protecting these relationships . . . therefore safeguards the ability independently to define one's identity that is central to any concept of liberty. Sexual orientation is... |
1991 |
| Bruce Comly French |
A ROAD MAP TO ACHIEVE ENHANCED CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN LEGAL EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS |
19 North Carolina Central Law Journal 219 (1991) |
The premise of this article is simple: administrators and faculty in law schools should be committed to achieving enhanced cultural diversity on their faculty. This goal is an article of faith within the liberal community of legal education and is even embodied in rules governing the accreditation of law schools by the American Bar Association.... |
1991 |
| Paul J. Gudel |
BEYOND CAUSATION: THE INTERPRETATION OF ACTION AND THE MIXED MOTIVES PROBLEM IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW |
70 Texas Law Review 17 (November, 1991) |
I. Introduction II. Discrimination and the Mixed Motives Problem A. Disparate Treatment and the Burdens of Proof B. Causation, Mixed Motives, and Burden Shifts 1. Causation and Mixed Motives in Title VII Law Before Price Waterhouse (a) Sole Cause and the But For Test (b) Shifting the Burden to the Defendant on the Issue of Liability (c) Shifting... |
1991 |
| Steven Mark Tapper |
BUILDING ON MACNAMARA v. KOREAN AIR LINES: EXTENDING TITLE VII DISPARATE IMPACT LIABILITY TO FOREIGN EMPLOYERS OPERATING UNDER TREATIES OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION |
24 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 757 (1991) |
This Note explores the possibility of applying Title VII's disparate impact liability theory against foreign companies operating under Treaties of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation (FCN Treaties). The author questions the reasoning of MacNamara v. Korean Air Lines, which applied disparate treatment, but not disparate impact, against a Korean... |
1991 |
| Michael L. Marshall |
CAUSATION IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ANALYSIS: A PROPOSED MARRIAGE OF THE CROSON AND WARDS COVE RATIONALES |
20 University of Baltimore Law Review 307 (Spring, 1991) |
I. INTRODUCTION. 308 II. TRADITIONAL ANALYSIS. 311 A. Adverse Treatment. 311 B. Adverse Impact. 315 1. General Standards of Review. 317 2. Establishing Adverse Impact. 321 3. Defenses and Shifting Burdens. 327 III. REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION. 332 A. Court-Ordered Relief in Contested Cases. 333 B. Consent Decrees. 336 C. Voluntary... |
1991 |
| Glenn D. Levy |
CIVIL PROCEDURE - APPEAL AND ERROR - INCURABLE, REVERSIBLE ERROR OCCURS WHENEVER THE JURY FEELS ANIMUS TOWARD OR SOLIDARITY WITH WITNESSES OR LITIGANTS BECAUSE OF ETHNICITY OR RACE DUE TO AN ATTORNEY'S SUGGESTIONS MADE DURING CLOSING ARGUMENT, NO MATTER H |
22 Saint Mary's Law Journal 1163 (1991) |
On appeal from an action brought for workman's compensation benefits on behalf of Roman Guerrero (Guerrero), the Texas Employer's Insurance Association (TEIA) complained that Guerrero's attorney made an appeal for ethnic unity during his closing argument. Supporting TEIA's allegations is the fact that eleven of the twelve jurors had Spanish... |
1991 |
| David L. Ceballes |
CLAIMING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION IN NEW MEXICO UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW |
21 New Mexico Law Review 415 (Spring, 1991) |
Employees in New Mexico are protected from various forms of employment discrimination under both federal and state law. Under various provisions of federal and state statutes, it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee on the basis of race, age, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, color, or... |
1991 |
| Michael S. Kimm |
DOMESTIC EMPLOYEES AND TITLE VII VERSUS FOREIGN EMPLOYERS AND "FCN" TREATIES: A 21ST CENTURY PERSPECTIVE |
9 Boston University International Law Journal 95 (Spring, 1991) |
C1-3TABLE OF CONTENTS L1-2INTRODUCTION 95. I. TITLE VII'S CONGRESSIONAL MANDATES. 98 II. FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION TREATIES. 105 III. PRINCIPLES OF TREATY CONSTRUCTION. 110 IV. TITLE VII-FCN TREATY CASES. 113 V. A 21ST CENTURY PERSPECTIVE. 133 L1-2CONCLUSION 146. |
1991 |
| Christine Neylon O'Brien , Margo E.K. Reder , Gerald A. Madek , Gerald R. Ferrera |
EMPLOYER FETAL PROTECTION POLICIES AT WORK: BALANCING REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS WITH TITLE VII RIGHTS |
74 Marquette Law Review 147 (Winter, 1991) |
I. Introduction. 148 II. Facts in International Union, United Auto Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc.. 149 A. United States District Court. 153 B. United States Court of Appeals. 159 C. The United States Supreme Court. 170 1. The Court's Opinion. 172 2. Concurrences. 179 3. Case Analysis. 182 III. Employer Liability: The Analytical Framework of... |
1991 |
| Bruce Beezer, Ed.D. |
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HANDICAPPED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES: SECTION 504 |
65 West's Education Law Reporter 693 (April, 1991) |
Like those persons who face discrimination on the basis of their race, color, sex, or national origin, individuals with physical or mental handicaps often are denied an equal opportunity for employment. In discussing the problems of a blind job applicant, one court made observations that could apply equally well to other handicapped persons. The... |
1991 |
| Christine Godsil Cooper |
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW AND THE NEED FOR REFORM |
16 Vermont Law Review 183 (Summer, 1991) |
Recent Supreme Court decisions, particularly those from the 1988-89 term, reconstructed the law of employment discrimination. The result of this reconstruction is clear: victims of discrimination now have a very difficult task. Burdens of proof were changed to the disadvantage of those already disadvantaged by discrimination. Definitions were... |
1991 |