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Just Transitions, Ann M. Eisenberg
Just Transitions, Ann M. Eisenberg
Faculty Publications
The transition to a low-carbon society will have winners and losers as the costs and benefits of decarbonization fall unevenly on different communities. This potential collateral damage has prompted calls for a “just transition” to a green economy. While the term, “just transition,” is increasingly prevalent in the public discourse, it remains under-discussed and poorly defined in legal literature, preventing it from helping catalyze fair decarbonization. This Article seeks to define the term, test its validity, and articulate its relationship with law so the idea can meet its potential.
The Article is the first to disambiguate and assess two main …
Understanding The Unrest Of France’S Younger Workers: The Price Of American Ambivalence, Joseph Seiner
Understanding The Unrest Of France’S Younger Workers: The Price Of American Ambivalence, Joseph Seiner
Faculty Publications
The youth of France refer to themselves as the “throwaway generation,” in part because they perceive that their value to the labor market is simply disregarded by the government. Against this backdrop, young French workers recently took to the streets in riot to protest a newly enacted employment law that stripped employees under the age of twenty-six of many of their employment protections. The protests persisted after the French Constitutional Council held that the law did not violate France's constitution. The continued violent opposition ultimately forced French President Jacques Chirac to abandon the law, resulting in an embarrassing defeat for …
The Chevron Two-Step And The Toyota Sidestep: Dancing Around The Eeoc's Disability Regulations Under The Ada, Lisa A. Eichhorn
The Chevron Two-Step And The Toyota Sidestep: Dancing Around The Eeoc's Disability Regulations Under The Ada, Lisa A. Eichhorn
Faculty Publications
The definition of "disability" is among the most frequently litigated issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") because the statute protects only individuals with disabilities. The ADA defines a disability, in part, as an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, and the EEOC has issued a regulation further defining the term "substantially limits" for purposes of the Act's employment-related provisions. Although the EEOC's regulation is the product of a valid rulemaking process and is entitled to a high degree of deference under settled administrative law principles, the Supreme Court, in Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, …
Labor Law, Charles F. Thompson Jr., Kendall R. Walker, Ellen A. Mercer
Labor Law, Charles F. Thompson Jr., Kendall R. Walker, Ellen A. Mercer
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Labor Law, Daniel S. Sanders Jr.
Labor Violence--The Judiciary's Refusal To Apply The Hobbs Act, Robert N. Willis
Labor Violence--The Judiciary's Refusal To Apply The Hobbs Act, Robert N. Willis
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Labor Injunction--Past, Present, And Future, James W. Wimberly Jr.
The Labor Injunction--Past, Present, And Future, James W. Wimberly Jr.
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Duty Of Fair Representation And Its Applicability When A Union Refuses To Process An Individual's Grievance, James L. Baldwin Iii
The Duty Of Fair Representation And Its Applicability When A Union Refuses To Process An Individual's Grievance, James L. Baldwin Iii
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Government Regulation Of Inter-Union Work-Assignment Disputes, Robert John Hickey
Government Regulation Of Inter-Union Work-Assignment Disputes, Robert John Hickey
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Application Of Anti-Trust Legislation To Labor Unions--Past, Present, And Proposed, Edward H. Miller, John B. Huffaker
The Application Of Anti-Trust Legislation To Labor Unions--Past, Present, And Proposed, Edward H. Miller, John B. Huffaker
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.