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Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Law -- Interpretation & construction

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The 45th Anniversary Of Title Vii: Where We Are, Where We've Been, And Where We May Go, Sarah Crabtree, Daphnie Stock Jan 2010

The 45th Anniversary Of Title Vii: Where We Are, Where We've Been, And Where We May Go, Sarah Crabtree, Daphnie Stock

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Express Yourself: Striking A Balance Between Silence And Active, Puposive Opposition Under Title Vii's Anti-Retaliation Provision, Matthew W. Green Jr. Jan 2010

Express Yourself: Striking A Balance Between Silence And Active, Puposive Opposition Under Title Vii's Anti-Retaliation Provision, Matthew W. Green Jr.

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


On The Authority Of The Two-Member Nlrb: Statutory Interpretation Approaches And Judicial Choices, Ronald Turner Jan 2009

On The Authority Of The Two-Member Nlrb: Statutory Interpretation Approaches And Judicial Choices, Ronald Turner

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Is the National Labor Relations Board statutorily empowered by and under Section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act to issue decisions and orders when the membership of this five-member agency falls to two active members? This important question, now before the United States Supreme Court, has been considered by several federal courts of appeals in recent rulings addressing challenges to the two-member Board’s adjudicatory power and decision making authority. This essay focuses on the interpretive theories adopted, methodologies employed, and adjudicative choices made by the courts of appeals grappling with the Section 3(b) quorum issue, and argues that the …


Making Title Vii Law And Policy: The Supreme Court's Sexual Harassment Jursiprudence, Ronald Turner Jan 2005

Making Title Vii Law And Policy: The Supreme Court's Sexual Harassment Jursiprudence, Ronald Turner

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Professor Turner's article focuses on judicial lawmaking and policy-making in an important area of antidiscrimination law - the statutory prohibition of workplace sexual harassment found in Title VII. The article highlights the ways in which the Supreme Court's interpretation and application of Title VII's ban on sex discrimination are contrary to, and fly in the face of the judges-should-make-no-law axiom.


Something Every Lawyer Needs To Know: The Employer-Employee Distinction In The Modern Law Firm, Catherine Lovly, Matthew J. Mehnert Jan 2004

Something Every Lawyer Needs To Know: The Employer-Employee Distinction In The Modern Law Firm, Catherine Lovly, Matthew J. Mehnert

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Putting Gilmer Where It Belongs: The Faa's Labor Exemption, David E. Feller Jan 2000

Putting Gilmer Where It Belongs: The Faa's Labor Exemption, David E. Feller

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Relying on the Federal Arbitration Act, the Supreme Court in Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson-Lane Corp. enforced an agreement to arbitrate all disputes to prevent judicial adjudication of a claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act. That decision has led employers of millions of workers to require an agreement to arbitrate future claims of violations of all statutes protecting employment rights as a condition of getting or keeping a job. This article argues that the exemption in Section 1 of the Act of "contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" …