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Defining A Retaliatory Adverse Action From Wideman To Shotz: The Legitimacy Of The Eleventh Circuit's Retaliation Case Law, Jonathan M. Gallant
Defining A Retaliatory Adverse Action From Wideman To Shotz: The Legitimacy Of The Eleventh Circuit's Retaliation Case Law, Jonathan M. Gallant
Georgia State University Law Review
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Disparate Impact Of Negative Impact: Future Of Non-Intentional Discrimination Claims Brought By The Elderly, Sandra F. Sperino
Disparate Impact Of Negative Impact: Future Of Non-Intentional Discrimination Claims Brought By The Elderly, Sandra F. Sperino
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In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) as permitting plaintiffs to proceed under a disparate impact theory of discrimination. This decision affirms that plaintiffs who are at least forty years old may challenge employment decisions resulting from policies that are neutral on their face but have a disproportionate impact on individuals in the protected class.
Although this decision was heralded as a new tool to fight age discrimination in employment, Professor Sperino argues that the decision will have serious and detrimental effects on the ability of elderly employees to seek redress for unfavorable …