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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 …