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General Discussion, Third Comparative Labor Law Roundtable Nov 2014

General Discussion, Third Comparative Labor Law Roundtable

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Discrimination In Employment: Reflections On The European Community Experience With Particular Reference To The United Kingdom, Brian Bercusson Nov 2014

Discrimination In Employment: Reflections On The European Community Experience With Particular Reference To The United Kingdom, Brian Bercusson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Unlawful Employment Discrimination: A Discussion Of Belgian Law And Related Issues, Roger Blanpain, Jo Walgrave, Jean Jacqmain Nov 2014

Unlawful Employment Discrimination: A Discussion Of Belgian Law And Related Issues, Roger Blanpain, Jo Walgrave, Jean Jacqmain

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Discrimination In Employment In The Federal Republic Of Germany, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Bernd Frick Nov 2014

Discrimination In Employment In The Federal Republic Of Germany, Uschi Backes-Gellner, Bernd Frick

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Sexual Harassment And Labor Arbitration, Susan A. Fitzgibbon Nov 2014

Sexual Harassment And Labor Arbitration, Susan A. Fitzgibbon

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson Sep 2014

The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Ledbetter V. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Derrick A. Bell Jr. May 2014

Ledbetter V. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Derrick A. Bell Jr.

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Use And Misuse Of Econometric Evidence In Employment Discrimination Cases, Joni Hersch, Blair Druhan Bullock Jan 2014

The Use And Misuse Of Econometric Evidence In Employment Discrimination Cases, Joni Hersch, Blair Druhan Bullock

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Experts routinely criticize three aspects of regression analyses presented by the opposing party in employment discrimination cases: omitted explanatory variables, sample size, and statistical significance. However, these factors affect the reliability of the regression results only in very limited circumstances. As a result, valid regression analyses do not provide the critical guidance that they should in employment discrimination cases. Our own statistical analyses of seventy-eight Title VII employment discrimination cases find that merely raising these critiques, even if spurious, reduces plaintiffs’ likelihood of prevailing at trial. We propose that courts adopt a peer-review system in which court-appointed economists, compensated by …


At The Tipping Point: Race And Gender Discrimination In A Common Economic Transaction, Lu-In Wang Jan 2014

At The Tipping Point: Race And Gender Discrimination In A Common Economic Transaction, Lu-In Wang

Articles

This Article examines the ubiquitous, multibillion dollar practice of tipping as a vehicle for race and gender discrimination by both customers and servers and as a case study of the role that organizations play in producing and promoting unequal treatment. The unique structure of tipped service encounters provides plenty of opportunities and incentives for the two parties to discriminate against one another. Neither customers nor servers are likely to find legal redress for the kinds of discrimination that are most likely to occur in tipped service transactions, however, because many of the same features of the transaction that promote discrimination …