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Employment Discrimination, Peter Reed Corbin, John E. Duvall

Mercer Law Review

Perhaps the most surprising development during the 1994 survey period is what did not happen, as opposed to what did happen. The anticipated stampede of decisions under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA"), has not yet happened, at least at the circuit court of appeals level. Not a single ADA case was handed down by the Eleventh Circuit during the survey period. Since, at last count, there were over 30,000 ADA charges pending at the administrative charge level, this most certainly will change in the very near future. The year 1994 will also be remembered as the …

Labor Law, Stephen W. Mooney, Leigh Lawson Reeves

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys the 1994 decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that impacted on the areas of traditional labor law. This Article specifically addresses decisions by the Eleventh Circuit under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA7), the Labor Management Relations Act ("LMRA"), the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ("FLSA7), the Occupational Safety and Hazard Act ("OSHA), and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA7).

Given the volume of cases decided by the Eleventh Circuit in the area of traditional labor law this past survey year, this Article does not address every …