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Indiana Law Journal

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Sexual Harassment: A Doctrinal Examination Of The Law, An Empirical Examination Of Employer Liability, And A Question About Ndas— Because Complex Problems Do Not Have Simple Solutions, Michael Heise, David S. Sherwyn Jul 2021

Sexual Harassment: A Doctrinal Examination Of The Law, An Empirical Examination Of Employer Liability, And A Question About Ndas— Because Complex Problems Do Not Have Simple Solutions, Michael Heise, David S. Sherwyn

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The #MeToo movement casts critical light on the pervasive nature of sexual harassment, particularly in the employment context, and continues to motivate a number of initiatives that address important social and workplace ills. The problems this movement has uncovered, however, run much deeper and likely exceed the scope and capacity of many of the proposed “fixes” it has inspired. Worse still, however, is that some of the proposed fixes may prove counterproductive. This Article examines the history and development of the relevant employment laws, empirically assesses judicial holdings on the employers’ affirmative defense to liability, and argues that many employees …


Title Vii And The Unenvisaged Case: Is Anti-Lgbtq Discrimination Unlawful Sex Discrimination, Ronald Turner Jan 2020

Title Vii And The Unenvisaged Case: Is Anti-Lgbtq Discrimination Unlawful Sex Discrimination, Ronald Turner

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As discussed herein, courts and individual judges recognizing or not finding actionable Title VII anti-LGBTQ14 claims have offered different rationales in support of their conflicting positions, including three justifications discussed in this project: (1) the meaning of Title VII’s “because of sex” prohibition, (2) the Supreme Court’s and circuit courts’ construction of the “because of sex” provision in the context of sex stereotyping and gender nonconformity discrimination as applied to the anti- LGBTQ question, and (3) associational discrimination theory. Claim-recognizing jurists have looked to Title VII’s text, Supreme Court and circuit court precedent, and the views of the Equal Employment …


Abuse Of Female Sweatshop Laborers: Another Form Of Sexual Harassment That Does Not Fit Neatly Into The Judiciary's Current Understanding Of Discrimination Because Of Sex, Gregory A. Bullman Oct 2003

Abuse Of Female Sweatshop Laborers: Another Form Of Sexual Harassment That Does Not Fit Neatly Into The Judiciary's Current Understanding Of Discrimination Because Of Sex, Gregory A. Bullman

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Statistics For Wage Discrimination Cases: Why The Statistical Models Used Cannot Prove Or Disprove Sex Discrimination, James T. Mckeown Jul 1992

Statistics For Wage Discrimination Cases: Why The Statistical Models Used Cannot Prove Or Disprove Sex Discrimination, James T. Mckeown

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