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Height Discrimination In Employment, Isaac B. Rosenberg
Height Discrimination In Employment, Isaac B. Rosenberg
W&M Law Student Publications
This Article looks critically at heightism, i.e., prejudice or discrimination against a person on the basis of his or her height. Although much scholarship has focused on other forms of trait-based discrimination—most notably weight and appearance discrimination, both of which indirectly involve height as a component—little has focused on “pure” height discrimination. Nevertheless, within the past five years courts, scholars, and legislatures have increasingly tackled these non-traditional forms of discrimination. As such, this Article endeavors to fill the gap in the existing scholarship.
This Article specifically focuses on heightism in the workplace, with an emphasis on prejudice against short people …
Disability And Employment Discrimination At The Rehnquist Court, Anita Silvers, Michael E. Waterstone, Michael Ashley Stein
Disability And Employment Discrimination At The Rehnquist Court, Anita Silvers, Michael E. Waterstone, Michael Ashley Stein
Faculty Publications
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Disability, Disparate Impact, And Class Actions, Michael Ashley Stein, Michael E. Waterstone
Disability, Disparate Impact, And Class Actions, Michael Ashley Stein, Michael E. Waterstone
Faculty Publications
Following Title VII's enactment, group-based employment discrimination actions flourished due to disparate impact theory and the class action device. Courts recognized that subordination that defined a group's social identity was also sufficient legally to bind members together, even when relief had to be issued individually. Woven through these cases was a notion of panethnicity that united inherently unrelated groups into a common identity, for example, Asian Americans. Stringent judicial interpretation subsequently eroded both legal frameworks and it has become increasingly difficult to assert collective employment actions, even against discriminatory practices affecting an entire group. This deconstruction has immensely disadvantaged persons …
Section 4: Civil Rights & Employment Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Section 4: Civil Rights & Employment Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Supreme Court Preview
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The Virginia Human Rights Act: Court's Decision Could Hurt Victims Of Job Discrimination, Susan Grover
The Virginia Human Rights Act: Court's Decision Could Hurt Victims Of Job Discrimination, Susan Grover
Popular Media
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Civil Rights Act Of 1991 -- Employer Liability For Punitive Damages In Title Vii Claims, Angela M. Banks
Civil Rights Act Of 1991 -- Employer Liability For Punitive Damages In Title Vii Claims, Angela M. Banks
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Business Necessity Defense In Disparate Impact Discrimination Cases, Susan Grover
The Business Necessity Defense In Disparate Impact Discrimination Cases, Susan Grover
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Reagan Redux: Civil Rights Under Bush, Neal Devins
Reagan Redux: Civil Rights Under Bush, Neal Devins
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Group Versus Individuals, Neal Devins
The Silenced Majority: Martin V. Wilks And The Legislative Response, Susan Grover
The Silenced Majority: Martin V. Wilks And The Legislative Response, Susan Grover
Faculty Publications
An American worker finds himself disadvantaged by an employer's affirmative action program. The worker heads for the courthouse, reverse discrimination complaint in hand. Will he be allowed to sue? Prior to the Supreme Court's 1989 Martin v. Wilks decision, the answer to that question tended to be "no." Wilks changed the answer to an emphatic ·yes." With the 1991 Civil Rights Act, the answer has become "probably not." This article discusses the bar against such challenges as developed through case law and recent congressional action. It addresses the implications that the new statutory bar will have for the structure of …
The Possible Final Word On Employment Discrimination Relief, Neal Devins
The Possible Final Word On Employment Discrimination Relief, Neal Devins
Faculty Publications
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