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Full-Text Articles in Law
Maternity Rights: A Comparative View Of Mexico And The United States, Roberto Rosas
Maternity Rights: A Comparative View Of Mexico And The United States, Roberto Rosas
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Women play a large role in the workplace and require additional protection during pregnancy, childbirth, and while raising children. This article compares how Mexico and the United States have approached the issue of maternity rights and benefits. First, Mexico provides eighty-four days of paid leave to mothers, while the United States provides unpaid leave for up to twelve weeks. Second, Mexico allows two thirty-minute breaks a day for breastfeeding, while the United States allows a reasonable amount of time per day to breastfeed. Third, Mexico provides childcare to most federal employees, while the United States provides daycares to a small …
Undocumented Domestic Workers: A Penumbra In The Workforce, Abigail A. Roman
Undocumented Domestic Workers: A Penumbra In The Workforce, Abigail A. Roman
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
Modernizing Discrimination Law: The Adoption Of An Intersectional Lens, Marisa K. Sanchez
Modernizing Discrimination Law: The Adoption Of An Intersectional Lens, Marisa K. Sanchez
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
A Textuary Ray Of Hope For Lgbtq+ Workers: Does Title Vii Mean What It Says?, Eduardo Juarez
A Textuary Ray Of Hope For Lgbtq+ Workers: Does Title Vii Mean What It Says?, Eduardo Juarez
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
John Jay, Discrimination, And Tenure., Guillermo S. Dekat
John Jay, Discrimination, And Tenure., Guillermo S. Dekat
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
American courts should cease allowing the academic deference doctrine to interfere with tenure decision cases and treat tenure decisions the same way they treat any other employment discrimination case. Unlike recent court precedent that holds that summary judgement and judgement as a matter of law should not be granted when the employer’s defenses are vague and subjective, or when they heavily rely on testimony of interested parties, this principle has yet to be applied to a plaintiff in a tenure case. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provided five reasons for distinguishing between tenure decisions and regular employment …