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An Allegory Of The Cave And The Desert Palace, William R. Corbett
An Allegory Of The Cave And The Desert Palace, William R. Corbett
William R. Corbett
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Mcdonnell Douglas, 1973-2003: May You Rest In Peace?, William Corbett
Mcdonnell Douglas, 1973-2003: May You Rest In Peace?, William Corbett
William R. Corbett
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Hotness Discrimination: Appearance Discrimination As A Mirror For Reflecting On The Body Of Employment Discrimination Law, William R. Corbett
Hotness Discrimination: Appearance Discrimination As A Mirror For Reflecting On The Body Of Employment Discrimination Law, William R. Corbett
William R. Corbett
This essay considers the topic of appearance-based employment discrimination. The essay introduces the topic by juxtaposing the “hot” story of the summer, the bank employee who claims that she was fired for “being too hot,” with Professor Deborah Rhode’s recently published book, The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law. In the essay, I argue that although appearance discrimination is one of the most common forms of discrimination in employment and other areas of life and generally is regarded as at least unfair and perhaps immoral, neither federal nor many state employment discrimination laws will be amended …