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The Sexual Harassment Loophole, Keith Cunningham-Parmeter Jan 2021

The Sexual Harassment Loophole, Keith Cunningham-Parmeter

Washington and Lee Law Review

Employers rarely pay for sexual harassment. The #MeToo movement has not changed this legal reality. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—the nation’s primary workplace antidiscrimination law—contains a harassment loophole. Harassment is the only kind of Title VII violation that allows employers to avoid liability if they offer training and reporting opportunities to workers. In contrast, employers must automatically pay for all other Title VII claims such as discriminatory firings, even when firms have trained their employees not to discriminate. This Article makes the case for closing the loophole by aligning harassment liability with other Title VII offenses …


A Restatement Or A Redefinition: Elimination Of Inherent Agency In The Tentative Draft Of The Restatement (Third) Of Agency, Matthew P. Ward Sep 2002

A Restatement Or A Redefinition: Elimination Of Inherent Agency In The Tentative Draft Of The Restatement (Third) Of Agency, Matthew P. Ward

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Agency And The Unincorporated Firm: Reflections On Design On The Same Plane Of Interest, Deborah A. Demott Mar 1997

Agency And The Unincorporated Firm: Reflections On Design On The Same Plane Of Interest, Deborah A. Demott

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Binding The Insurer-Apparent Authority And Estoppel In Virginia Mar 1970

Binding The Insurer-Apparent Authority And Estoppel In Virginia

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Agency-Right Of Principal Giving Property To Agent For Illegal Purpose To Recover From Third Party For Conversion Of That Property [Flegenheimer V. Brogan, N. Y. 1940] Mar 1941

Agency-Right Of Principal Giving Property To Agent For Illegal Purpose To Recover From Third Party For Conversion Of That Property [Flegenheimer V. Brogan, N. Y. 1940]

Washington and Lee Law Review

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