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Robbing A Barren Vault: The Implication Of Dukes V. Wal-Mart For Cases Challenging Subjective Employment Practices, Elizabeth Tippett
Robbing A Barren Vault: The Implication Of Dukes V. Wal-Mart For Cases Challenging Subjective Employment Practices, Elizabeth Tippett
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
This article examines federal opinions from 2005-2011 challenging subjective employment practices under a 'disparate impact' or 'pattern or practice' theory to assess the likely impact of Dukes v. Wal-Mart on such cases. Although the Wal-Mart ruling favors employers, results suggest that the ruling’s effect on employer selection practices will be muted by the low prevalence of such claims. An average employer’s litigation risk in connection with such claims is so vanishingly small that I surmise they rarely examine or alter their subjective selection practices in response. However, the risk of a lawsuit challenging subjective employment practices was not homogenous across …
Eastern Enterprises As The Canary In The Coalmine: Will The Supreme Court Hamper The Gulf Workforce By Continuing To Confuse The Constitutionality Of Retrograde Liability Provisions?, Jacob Claveloux
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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The "Miscellaneous Employee": Exploring The Boundaries Of The Fair Labor Standards Act's Administrative Exemption, Blake R. Bertagna
The "Miscellaneous Employee": Exploring The Boundaries Of The Fair Labor Standards Act's Administrative Exemption, Blake R. Bertagna
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
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