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A Fresh Look At Title Vii: Sexual Orientation Discrimination As Sex Discrimination, Anthony Michael Kreis May 2018

A Fresh Look At Title Vii: Sexual Orientation Discrimination As Sex Discrimination, Anthony Michael Kreis

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Since 2006, the Illinois Human Rights Act has prohibited discrimination in employment because of an employee’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Until 2017, employees discriminated against because of their sexual orientation had no federal cause of action, however. In a landmark decision, Hively v. Ivy Tech, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit became the first appellate court to hold that federal law’s prohibition of sex discrimination in the workplace also proscribed sexual orientation discrimination. The Hively decision is a substantial departure from decades’ worth of Seventh Circuit precedent and created a split between the circuits. This Article examines …


Against Gay Potemkin Villages: Title Vii And Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Anthony Michael Kreis Mar 2017

Against Gay Potemkin Villages: Title Vii And Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Anthony Michael Kreis

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Should Title VII allow employers to invoke a “love the sin, hate the sinner” defense to escape liability for firing lesbians, gays, and bisexuals? According to one prominent federal judge, the answer is “yes.”This Essay examines federal judges’ evolving and correct recognition that sexual orientation discrimination claims are colorable under Title VII’s existing framework. The Essay compares the arguments concerning the actionability of sexual orientation claims laid forth in the Second Circuit (Christiansen v. Omnicom), the 7th Circuit (Hively v. Ivy Tech), and the Eleventh Circuit (Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital).The Essay argues against the position taken by one member …


Attention Black Applicants: Be Cautious Of "Unequal" Opportunity Employers And How Racially Motivated Stereotypes And Grooming Policies Can Impede Your Employment Outlook, Travis M. Sumter Jan 2011

Attention Black Applicants: Be Cautious Of "Unequal" Opportunity Employers And How Racially Motivated Stereotypes And Grooming Policies Can Impede Your Employment Outlook, Travis M. Sumter

Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition

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Between Pretext Plus And Pretext Only: Shouldering The Effects Of Pretext On Employment Discrimination After St. Mary's Honor Center V. Hicks And Fisher V. Vassar College, Stefanie Vines Efrati Jan 2000

Between Pretext Plus And Pretext Only: Shouldering The Effects Of Pretext On Employment Discrimination After St. Mary's Honor Center V. Hicks And Fisher V. Vassar College, Stefanie Vines Efrati

Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition

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