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Hb 128: Prohibition Of Discrimination Against Potential Organ Transplant Recipients, Sarah Beach, Anne Marie Simoneaux

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act functions to prohibit discrimination by health care providers and insurers against potential organ transplant recipients due to physical or mental disabilities. Also known as Gracie’s Law, the Act provides a pathway through local courts to enforce compliance, and an affected individual may bring a civil action for injunctive and other equitable relief. In addition, the Act incorporates Simon’s Law, which provides that an order to not resuscitate a minor child can only be issued with the consent of the minor’s parents.

Workin’ 9:00–5:00 For Nine Months: Assessing Pregnancy Discrimination Laws In Georgia, Kaitlyn Pettet

Georgia State University Law Review

As demonstrated in this Note, there is still a considerable way to go before women are no longer forced to choose between pregnancy and keeping their career. Allegations of pregnancy discrimination in the workplace are also on the rise.

In 1997, 4,000 plaintiffs filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By 2011, that number rose to 5,800. The EEOC won significant damages in pregnancy discrimination cases, demonstrating a greater tendency towards discrimination in the workplace. Additionally, this rise in claims and awards caught the attention of the nation’s media, placing new emphasis on the treatment of pregnant women …

Disability Rights In The Age Of Uber: Applying The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 To Transportation Network Companies, Rachel Reed

Georgia State University Law Review

Within the past year, individual plaintiffs and disability rights organizations have initiated a number of lawsuits against Uber, and similar companies like Lyft, alleging violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title III). In each of these cases, the plaintiffs’ success turns on affirmatively answering one significant threshold question: Whether Uber, or a similar entity, falls within the scope of Title III. Traditional taxi companies fall squarely within the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990’s (ADA) coverage under 42 U.S.C. § 12184 (§ 12184), which governs private companies that provide transportation services. Given the similarities …

Deinstitutionalization: Georgia's Progress In Developing And Implementing An "Effectively Working Plan" As Required By Olmstead V. L.C. Ex Rel, Amy Tidwell

Georgia State University Law Review

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Disability Rights, Disability Discrimination, And Social Insurance, Mark C. Weber

Georgia State University Law Review

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Relations Before Transactions: A New Paradigm For Racial Discrimination Theory, Glenn C. Loury

Georgia State University Law Review

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State Government State Government: Provide For Neutrality Of State Law With Respect To Freedom Of Decision To Provide Or Not Provide Certain Benefits To Unmarried Persons; Provide That State And Local Government Entities Shall Comply With Such Policy Of Neutrality, Melissa A. Segel

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act prohibits state and local governments or municipalities from imposing a penalty on organizations or persons who choose to withhold benefits, rights, and privileges from unmarried persons.

Community Service Component Of An Alternative Bar Exam, Eileen Kaufman

Georgia State University Law Review

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In Defense Of The Psabe, And Other "Alternative" Thoughts, Kristin Glen

Georgia State University Law Review

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Post Charge Title Vii Claims: A Proposal Allowing Courts To Have 'Charge' When Evaluating Whether To Proceed Or To Require A Second Filing, Kelly Koenig Levi

Georgia State University Law Review

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Dale V. Boy Scouts Of America: New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination Weighs The Balance Between The First Amendment And The State's Compelling Interest In Eradicating Discrimination, Karen L. Dayton

Georgia State University Law Review

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Women In Law In Israel: A Study Of The Relationship Between Professional Integration And Feminism, Frances Raday

Georgia State University Law Review

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Sisters Down Under: Women Lawyers In Australia, Linda J. Kirk

Georgia State University Law Review

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Buildings And Housing Discriminatory Housing Practices: Establish Fair Housing Program And Complaint Process, D. Smith

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act supersedes previous laws addressing discrimination in the selling, leasing, and financing of housing and establishes new provisions prohibiting housing discrimination. The new provisions are substantially equivalent to the provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act.

Plant Closures And Relocations Under The National Labor Relations Act, Peter F. Munger, Stephen X. Munger, Thomas J. Munger

Georgia State University Law Review

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Sex Discrimination In Higher Education: Does Title Vii Work?, Mary Ann B. Oakley

Georgia State University Law Review

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