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Credentialism And The Proliferation Of Fake Degrees: The Employer Pretends To Need A Degree; The Employee Pretends To Have One, Creola Johnson
Credentialism And The Proliferation Of Fake Degrees: The Employer Pretends To Need A Degree; The Employee Pretends To Have One, Creola Johnson
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
A report from the U.S. General Accounting Office recently exposed 463 federal employees with degrees from schools believed to be "diploma mills" - sham schools that sell college degrees to individuals who complete little or no academic work to earn them. This report, along with other investigative work, confirmed the claims of diploma mill operators: their "graduates" have well-paying jobs in all levels of both the public and private sectors, and employers have subsidized the purchase of fake degrees via tuition reimbursement programs. For a growing number of positions, employers prefer college students and graduates over workers with only high …
Title Vii At Forty: A Brief Look At The Birth, Death, And Resurrection Of The Disparate Impact Theory Of Discrimination, Robert Belton
Title Vii At Forty: A Brief Look At The Birth, Death, And Resurrection Of The Disparate Impact Theory Of Discrimination, Robert Belton
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
Professor Belton discusses the story of the campaign that led to the Supreme Court's decision in Griggs v. Duke Power Co., a story in which he played a major role. His piece identifies the genesis of the disparate impact theory, discusses its subsequent dismantling, examines its revival in the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and comments upon its impact and future.
Facially Neutral No-Rehires Rules And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Christine Neylon O'Brien
Facially Neutral No-Rehires Rules And The Americans With Disabilities Act, Christine Neylon O'Brien
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
This article deals with the issue of whether alcoholism should qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Under this theoretical category, an employee or potential employee would have a cause of action once he shows his disability no longer interferes with his ability to perform his job. One example of a prospective plaintiff is a recovering alcoholic. The author addresses the difference between a disparate impact claim and a disparate treatment claim and asserts what employers should do to ensure they do not run afoul of the ADA.
Stepping Out Of The Courtroom And Into The Personnel Department: An Analysis Of Reasonable Accommodation And Disparate Impact In Raytheon V. Hernandez, Douglas Menikheim, Frederick R. Trelfa
Stepping Out Of The Courtroom And Into The Personnel Department: An Analysis Of Reasonable Accommodation And Disparate Impact In Raytheon V. Hernandez, Douglas Menikheim, Frederick R. Trelfa
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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The Disparate Impact Hostile Environment Claim: Sexual Harassment Scholarship At A Crossroads, Robert A. Kearney
The Disparate Impact Hostile Environment Claim: Sexual Harassment Scholarship At A Crossroads, Robert A. Kearney
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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Wards Cove Packing Co. V. Atonio: The Supreme Court's Disparate Treatment Of The Disparate Impact Doctrine, Niall A. Paul
Wards Cove Packing Co. V. Atonio: The Supreme Court's Disparate Treatment Of The Disparate Impact Doctrine, Niall A. Paul
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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