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When Does Discrimination "Occur?": The Supreme Court's Limitation On An Employee's Ability To Challenge Discriminatory Pay Under Title Vii, Kara M. Farina
When Does Discrimination "Occur?": The Supreme Court's Limitation On An Employee's Ability To Challenge Discriminatory Pay Under Title Vii, Kara M. Farina
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment contends that the Court's holding in Ledbetter marks a substantial deviation from the purpose of Title VII - to rectify past and prevent future workplace discrimination and provide a remedy for economically injured employees-and thereby weakens the prohibition against discrimination in the workplace. The Court's failure to consider the hidden nature of discriminatory pay claims significantly limits employees' ability to challenge disparate pay under Title VII. This comment asserts that discrimination "occurs" with each paycheck that delivers discriminatorily low pay.
Comparable Worth And The Market Defense: A National Debate, Helena Kaminski
Comparable Worth And The Market Defense: A National Debate, Helena Kaminski
Golden Gate University Law Review
The concept of comparable worth is rooted in a simple premise: salaries should be based on the intrinsic value of the employee's work to the employer. Yet attempts to enact comparable worth measures have caused controversy in state legislatures, city boardrooms, and courts. Increasingly, the debate has centered on the market's role in setting wages. Comparable worth advocates argue that employers pay women a sex-slanted wage which is illegal under Title VII. Employers, in turn, urge that far from being discriminatory, such wages reflect the market's workings, and are necessary to their survival. The defense has hitherto proven remarkably successful …
Equal Pay For Comparable Worth, Jolie Lipsig
Equal Pay For Comparable Worth, Jolie Lipsig
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment will briefly trace the history of job segregation from colonial America to the present, and explore the relationship between the Equal Pay Act and Title VII in light of the controversial Bennett Amendment. The interpretation of this Amendment, which limits the effect of the Equal Pay Act on Title VII, has lead to arguments both for and against adoption of a comparable worth standard by the courts. A comparison of opinions of the various courts concerning the amendment will follow, focusing on the emerging theory of equal pay for comparable worth. A discussion of different job evaluation techniques …