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The Deduction Of Unemployment Compensation From Back-Pay Awards Under Title Vii, Eric A. Martin Apr 1983

The Deduction Of Unemployment Compensation From Back-Pay Awards Under Title Vii, Eric A. Martin

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note argues that federal courts should not deduct unemployment insurance benefits from Title VII back-pay awards. Part I reviews the legislative history and purposes behind the remedial provisions of Title VII. Part I also presents the arguments that courts have advanced regarding the deduction of unemployment benefits from Title VII back-pay awards. Part II assesses these arguments in light of analogous common law doctrine and the legislative objectives of Title VII, and advances arguments not yet considered by the courts. Finally, Part II concludes that federal courts should resolve this division of authority by not deducting unemployment benefits from …


Attorney's Fees Under The Civil Rights Act - A Time For Change, 16 J. Marshall L. Rev. 261 (1983), Robert W. Fioretti, James J. Convery Jan 1983

Attorney's Fees Under The Civil Rights Act - A Time For Change, 16 J. Marshall L. Rev. 261 (1983), Robert W. Fioretti, James J. Convery

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Perpetuation Of Past Discrimination, Eric Schnapper Jan 1983

Perpetuation Of Past Discrimination, Eric Schnapper

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Part I of this Article offers several justifications for providing remedies for present harms that are caused by past acts of discrimination. Part II describes the different ways in which past discrimination can cause a present injury, and suggests for each way the appropriate legal standard for deciding when there is a present constitutional violation. Part III discusses the problems likely to arise in administering the suggested standards, and concludes that these problems are not inherently different from those involved in ordinary discrimination cases.


Civil Rights - Title Vi - The Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies Is Not A Prerequisite To A Private Right Of Action Under Title Vi, Carolyn J. Warter Jan 1983

Civil Rights - Title Vi - The Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies Is Not A Prerequisite To A Private Right Of Action Under Title Vi, Carolyn J. Warter

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.