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You're Sending The Wrong Message: Sexual Favoritism And The Workplace, Paige I. Bernick
You're Sending The Wrong Message: Sexual Favoritism And The Workplace, Paige I. Bernick
Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy
On October 1, 2009, late-night host, David Letterman, admitted on the Late Night with David Letterman Show ("Late Night"), "I have had sex with women who work for me on this show." 2 Although the employees who engaged in the sexual affairs affirmed that the relationships were consensual, other Late Night staff members sustained indirect harm by their actions.
Legitimizing Discrimination Against Trans Employees, Natalie Hrubos
Legitimizing Discrimination Against Trans Employees, Natalie Hrubos
Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy
Trans employees can experience subtle forms of workplace discrimination. Seemingly neutral or natural policies and practices sometimes reflect discriminatory attitudes and create unwelcoming or even hostile work environments for trans employees. Fortunately, courts have recently begun to recognize that discrimination against trans employees constitutes discrimination based on sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1984. Yet, despite increased protections for trans workers, subtle forms of discrimination, if not acknowledged by courts or addressed by employers, may erode employment opportunities for trans communities.
More Than A Second Chance: An Alternative Employment Approach To Reduce Recidivism Among Criminal Ex-Offenders, Rose M. Burt
More Than A Second Chance: An Alternative Employment Approach To Reduce Recidivism Among Criminal Ex-Offenders, Rose M. Burt
Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy
Since the mid-1970s, the United States has engaged in a "race to incarcerate" that has resulted in a prison population expanded to a level previously unknown in any democratic society. This rise in imprisonment came about primarily because of "tough on crime" policies that were intended to enhance public safety and respond to the demands of an increasingly conservative population. This record three decade increase in imprisonment has resulted in an average annual prison population rate of more than 2,000,000 people behind bars in United States jails and prisons, and that figure increases exponentially each year. During this thirty-year period, …