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Workplace Discrimination As A Public Health Issue: The Necessity Of Title Vii Protections For Volunteers, Elizabeth R. Langton
Workplace Discrimination As A Public Health Issue: The Necessity Of Title Vii Protections For Volunteers, Elizabeth R. Langton
Fordham Law Review
What constitutes an employee is a recurring issue in U.S. employment law, especially with respect to volunteers. Under Title VII, an employee is defined as “an individual employed by an employer.” The U.S. Supreme Court has found that this definition is circular and explains nothing. Given the vague statutory definition of “employee,” circuit courts are split over the correct test to determine employee status for the purposes of Title VII.
Workplace discrimination is especially toxic because the majority of the adult population spends its waking hours at work. Thus far, courts have been focused on the individual nature of workplace …
Love They Neighbor: Should Religious Accommodations That Negatively Affect Coworkers' Shift Preferences Constitute And Undue Harship On The Employer Under Title Vii?, Rachel M. Birnbach
Love They Neighbor: Should Religious Accommodations That Negatively Affect Coworkers' Shift Preferences Constitute And Undue Harship On The Employer Under Title Vii?, Rachel M. Birnbach
Fordham Law Review
In applying Title VII, courts are often confronted with proposed religious accommodations that would negatively affect other employees and must decide whether such an accommodation amounts to an undue hardship on the employer. However, there is a conflict among circuit courts over the scope of an employer’s duty to accommodate religious employees when doing so would negatively affect coworkers’ scheduling preferences, outside the context of a collective bargaining agreement. The conflict turns on whether courts consider any negative impact on coworkers to amount to impermissible preferential treatment, or whether they require that the defendant demonstrate a more severe impact on …
Targeting Workplace Context: Title Vii As A Tool For Institutional Reform, Tristin K. Green
Targeting Workplace Context: Title Vii As A Tool For Institutional Reform, Tristin K. Green
Fordham Law Review
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Helping Employers Help Themselves: Resolving The Conflict Between The Fair Credit Reporting Act And Title Vii, Meredith J. Fried
Helping Employers Help Themselves: Resolving The Conflict Between The Fair Credit Reporting Act And Title Vii, Meredith J. Fried
Fordham Law Review
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A Title I Dilemma: May Disabled Former Employees Sue For Discrimination Regarding Post-Employment Benefits, Jason D. Myers
A Title I Dilemma: May Disabled Former Employees Sue For Discrimination Regarding Post-Employment Benefits, Jason D. Myers
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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Beyond Sex Discrimination: A Proposal For Federal Sexual Harassment Legislation, Deborah N. Mcfarland
Beyond Sex Discrimination: A Proposal For Federal Sexual Harassment Legislation, Deborah N. Mcfarland
Fordham Law Review
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Denial Of Attorney's Fees For Claims Of Sexual Harassment Resolved Through Informal Dispute Resolution: A Shield For Employers, A Sword Against Women, Amy Holzman
Fordham Law Review
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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: The Application Of Title Vii To Post-Employment Retaliation, Patricia A. Moore
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: The Application Of Title Vii To Post-Employment Retaliation, Patricia A. Moore
Fordham Law Review
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Fetal Protection And Uaw V. Johnson Controls, Inc.: Job Openings For Barren Women Only, Marcelo L. Riffaud
Fetal Protection And Uaw V. Johnson Controls, Inc.: Job Openings For Barren Women Only, Marcelo L. Riffaud
Fordham Law Review
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Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans By Public Employers: The Disparity In Standards Between Title Vii And The Equal Protection Clause, Ronald W. Adelman
Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans By Public Employers: The Disparity In Standards Between Title Vii And The Equal Protection Clause, Ronald W. Adelman
Fordham Law Review
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Business Necessity In Title Viii: Importing An Employment Discrimination Doctrine Into The Fair Housing Act, Christopher P. Mccormack
Business Necessity In Title Viii: Importing An Employment Discrimination Doctrine Into The Fair Housing Act, Christopher P. Mccormack
Fordham Law Review
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Marternity Leave: Taking Sex Differences Into Account, Nancy E. Dowd
Marternity Leave: Taking Sex Differences Into Account, Nancy E. Dowd
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Beyond The Fcn Treaty: Japanese Multinationals Under Title Vii, Stacey M. Rosner
Beyond The Fcn Treaty: Japanese Multinationals Under Title Vii, Stacey M. Rosner
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.