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Civil Rights and Discrimination
University of Michigan Law School
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- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (2)
- Gender and law (2)
- Title VII (2)
- Birth defects (1)
- Creditors (1)
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- Discrimination (1)
- Empirical studies (1)
- Employment discrimination (1)
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act (1)
- Law reform (1)
- Marital status (1)
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (1)
- Race and law (1)
- Segregation (1)
- Sex discrimination (1)
- Toxic substances (1)
- Wage discrimination (1)
- Women (1)
- Workplace safety (1)
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An Empirical Analysis Of The Equal Credit Opportunity Act, James A. Burns Jr.
An Empirical Analysis Of The Equal Credit Opportunity Act, James A. Burns Jr.
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article will first examine the legislative history of the ECOA to discover (1) the impetus for its enactment; (2) the views of proponents and opponents of the legislation concerning the presence of credit discrimination, its proper cure, and the proposed provisions of the bills introduced to deal with the problem; and (3) the congressional intent as to the use of various credit-granting factors described by the Act. Regulation B will then be similarly examined to find out how the broad mandates of the ECOA have been made concrete for the use of creditors. Finally, the article will focus on …
Wage Discrimination, Job Segregation, And Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Ruth G. Blumrosen
Wage Discrimination, Job Segregation, And Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Ruth G. Blumrosen
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
It is the thesis of this article that job segregation and wage discrimination are not separate problems, but rather are intimately related. Wherever there is job segregation, the same forces which determine that certain jobs or job categories will be reserved for women or minorities also and simultaneously determine that the economic value of those jobs is less than if they were "white" or "male" jobs. Thus, those women and minorities who are channelled into segregated jobs are not only deprived of initial hiring opportunities in other jobs and meaningful transfer opportunities, but are also paid wages for the jobs …
Birth Defects Caused By Parental Exposure To Workplace Hazards: The Interface Of Title Vii With Osha And Tort Law, Lynne Darcy
Birth Defects Caused By Parental Exposure To Workplace Hazards: The Interface Of Title Vii With Osha And Tort Law, Lynne Darcy
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article will examine the problem of workers' exposure to toxic substances that affect human reproductive functions in light of the applicable legal framework provided by tort law, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What employers may do to deal with this problem under existing law, and possible resolutions of some apparent conflicts between the underlying purposes of these laws, will also be delineated. It is the position of this article that the competing interests of employers, workers, and workers' offspring must be harmonized not by excluding …