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Civil Rights and Discrimination

1983

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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Notice To Class Members Under The Fair Labor Standards Act Representative Action Provision, Thomas Ashby Oct 1983

Notice To Class Members Under The Fair Labor Standards Act Representative Action Provision, Thomas Ashby

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Federal courts currently apply different standards concerning the permissibility of notice. Although the Ninth Circuit forbids notice and the Seventh Circuit grants plaintiffs a right to send notice, the Second Circuit permits notice only in appropriate cases. This Note advocates that plaintiffs in FLSA and ADEA actions should be allowed to notify potential class members in appropriate cases. Part I analyzes inherent court powers, statutes, legislative history, and federal policies relating to notice. It concludes that enactment of FLSA and ADEA remedies did not alter the inherent power of federal courts to permit or prohibit notice. On the contrary, only …


Damages In Age Discrimination Cases - The Need For A Closer Look, Lavinia A. James Jan 1983

Damages In Age Discrimination Cases - The Need For A Closer Look, Lavinia A. James

University of Richmond Law Review

Prior to 1967, older workers throughout the country were virtually unprotected from discrimination in their employment based on age. In the 1960's Congress first attempted to combat such discrimination against the elderly; however, none of the enacted statutes had an express prohibition on age discrimination.