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Free Exercise: A "Hollow Promise" For The Native American In Employment Division, Department Of Human Resources Of Oregon V. Smith, Debra Ann Mermann
Free Exercise: A "Hollow Promise" For The Native American In Employment Division, Department Of Human Resources Of Oregon V. Smith, Debra Ann Mermann
Mercer Law Review
In Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, the United States Supreme Court held that a state criminal prohibition of the use of peyote by bona fide members of the Native American Church and a subsequent denial of unemployment benefits upon their discharge for such use does not violate the free exercise clause of the first amendment of the United States Constitution. The Court determined that Oregon's prohibition of the sacramental use of peyote was a "generally applicable criminal law" and ruled that the "compelling interest" test which ordinarily applies when a state imposes a substantial …
Employment Discrimination, Peter Reed Corbin, John E. Duvall
Employment Discrimination, Peter Reed Corbin, John E. Duvall
Mercer Law Review
In what no doubt will prove to be the calm before the storm, the number of cases decided in the area of employment discrimination during the 1990 survey period decreased significantly, both in the United States Supreme Court and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The decline in the number of Supreme Court pronouncements is not surprising, since the succession of landmark cases decided in the previous two years was truly remarkable, and such a pace realistically could not have continued. It also appears as if the Eleventh Circuit held back, waiting to see whether …
Labor Law, Diane L. Prucino, Glen P. Brock
Labor Law, Diane L. Prucino, Glen P. Brock
Mercer Law Review
This Article examines certain noteworthy decisions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit during 1990 in the areas of traditional labor law and employee benefits. More specifically, the decisions addressed constitute the Eleventh Circuit's most recent interpretations of the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"), the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ("LMRDA"), the Railway Labor Act ("RLA"), the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ("FLSA"), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ("OSHA"). Certain other labor-related cases are also discussed.