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Employment Discrimination, John F. Dickinson, F. Damon Kitchen

Mercer Law Review

The employment law docket of the Eleventh Circuit last year was a reflection of the general state of employment-related litigation in all but one respect. It included a large number of decisions, many of which turned on complicated procedural issues arising out of trial practice before juries. On the other hand, as in previous years the court of appeals published no opinion concerning a disability claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act of, 1990. These are sure to come.

Consistent with the tradition of past articles on this topic, this survey does not attempt to include all opinions that touch …

Labor Law, Stephen W. Mooney, Leigh Lawson Reeves

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys the 1995 decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that addressed issues in the areas of traditional labor law. This Article specifically discusses decisions by the Eleventh Circuit under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA), the Labor Management Relations Act ("LMRA"), the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ("FLSA"), and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA7).

Unlike the past few years, this survey year the Eleventh Circuit did not decide many cases which involved labor law issues. There were numerous unpublished opinions by the Eleventh Circuit dealing with the …

Mckennon V. Nashville Banner Publishing Company: Progression Of The After-Acquired Evidence Doctrine, Lauren L. Logan

Mercer Law Review

In McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co., the United States Supreme Court held that after-acquired evidence of employee wrongdoing that would have led to termination on lawful and legitimate grounds does not bar the employee from all relief sought under an employment discrimination action. The plaintiff, Christine McKennon, had worked for the defendant, Nashville Banner Publishing Company, for thirty years when, as claimed by Banner, she was discharged as part of a work force reduction plan. McKennon, who was sixty-two years old at the time of her discharge, claimed that her termination was based on her age. She filed …