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Turning Title Vii's Protection Against Retaliation Into A Never-Fulfilled Promise, Jessica L. Beeler
Turning Title Vii's Protection Against Retaliation Into A Never-Fulfilled Promise, Jessica L. Beeler
Golden Gate University Law Review
Part I also explains the varied standards that were previously used when deciding what constitutes an adverse employer action and how the Supreme Court's recent decision in Burlington Northern resolved a split among the circuits. In Burlington Northern, the Supreme Court adopted a deterrence test to define adverse employer actions, which means the employer action must be harmful to the point that it would deter a reasonable employee of complaining of discrimination. Part II analyzes the actual effects of this decision, focusing in particular on DeHart. It shows how DeHart misapplied the deterrence standard by focusing on whether the employer …
General Telephone Company Of The Southwest V. Falcon: Rule 23'S Application To Title Vii, Walter Cook
General Telephone Company Of The Southwest V. Falcon: Rule 23'S Application To Title Vii, Walter Cook
Golden Gate University Law Review
Currently, under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, courts are not required to include findings of fact and conclusions of law in orders granting or denying class certification. Because of the complex nature of the law and facts involved in class suits, this note will also suggest a requirement, possibly through amendment of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that such orders make explicit, through written findings and conclusions, the factors taken into account in the court's decision. Such a requirement would aid the courts in properly applying Rule 23 to Title VII. Moreover, written findings of fact and conclusions …
Constitutional Law, Jeff Kirk, Robert E. Kroll, James D. Fisher, Jacqueline Martinez
Constitutional Law, Jeff Kirk, Robert E. Kroll, James D. Fisher, Jacqueline Martinez
Golden Gate University Law Review
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