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Work Friends: A Commentary On Laura Rosenbury's Working Relationships, Ethan J. Leib
Work Friends: A Commentary On Laura Rosenbury's Working Relationships, Ethan J. Leib
Faculty Scholarship
Knowing that work is a site of intimacy between coworkers does not tell us--as lawyers and public policy designers--what should change to accommodate this new knowledge. Rosenbury rightly emphasizes that this deeper understanding of intimate networks at work should enrich and modify our pursuit of antidiscrimination norms in the workplace. On the one hand, we might wish to allow friends to prefer one another at work in order to reinforce the social institution of friendship that does so much to sustain us. On the other hand, the dangers of homophily--the robust sociological finding that we tend to sort ourselves into …
When Equal Protection Fails: How The Equal Protection Justification For Abortion Undercuts The Struggle For Equality In The Workplace, Kristina M. Mentone
When Equal Protection Fails: How The Equal Protection Justification For Abortion Undercuts The Struggle For Equality In The Workplace, Kristina M. Mentone
Fordham Law Review
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Shattering The Myth: Mediating Sexual Harassment Disputes In The Workplace, Carrie A. Bond
Shattering The Myth: Mediating Sexual Harassment Disputes In The Workplace, Carrie A. Bond
Fordham Law Review
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Toxic Reproductive And Genetic Hazards In The Workplace: Challenging The Myths Of The Tort And Workers' Compensation Systems, Jean Macchiaroli Eggen
Toxic Reproductive And Genetic Hazards In The Workplace: Challenging The Myths Of The Tort And Workers' Compensation Systems, Jean Macchiaroli Eggen
Fordham Law Review
In this Article, Professor Eggen discusses how various scientific studies suggest a causal connection between workers' reproductive and genetic injuries and their exposure to toxins in the workplace. Because of conflicts between scientific and legal causation standards, workers and affected family members often cannot prove a sufficient causal connection between toxic exposure and ensuing injury to recover under existing workers' compensation and tort laws. Thus, Professor Eggen proposes several specific reforms to both the workers' compensatoin and tort law systems to improve the availability of these relief mechanisms for toxic exposure victims.
Marternity Leave: Taking Sex Differences Into Account, Nancy E. Dowd
Marternity Leave: Taking Sex Differences Into Account, Nancy E. Dowd
Fordham Law Review
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