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Status Of Sex-Specific Fetal Protection Policies, The, Elizabeth A. Phillips
Status Of Sex-Specific Fetal Protection Policies, The, Elizabeth A. Phillips
Missouri Law Review
Many commentators and judges consider cases involving fetal protection policies the most important sex discrimination cases since Congress enacted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. With as many as twenty million workers potentially exposed to chemicals in the workplace that may cause reproductive health problems, employers have implemented fetal protection policies. The employers' motivation for enacting these policies is dual in nature: (1) to protect the health of future generations and (2) to protect themselves from potential tort liability. Regardless of the benevolence of employers' motives, the issue is whether individual employers should be allowed to close …
Procrustean Beds And Draconian Choices: Lifestyle Regulations And Officious Intermeddlers--Bosses, Workers, Courts, And Labor Arbitrators, Marvin Hill Jr., Emily Delacenserie
Procrustean Beds And Draconian Choices: Lifestyle Regulations And Officious Intermeddlers--Bosses, Workers, Courts, And Labor Arbitrators, Marvin Hill Jr., Emily Delacenserie
Missouri Law Review
This Article will review case law, both in the private and public sector, dealing with employer attempts to regulate the personal lifestyles of employees. Remedies under common law and federal statutes will be reviewed with a special focus on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.