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Disability, Disparate Impact, And Class Actions, Michael Ashley Stein, Michael E. Waterstone
Disability, Disparate Impact, And Class Actions, Michael Ashley Stein, Michael E. Waterstone
Duke Law Journal
Following Title VII's enactment, group-based employment discrimination actions flourished due to disparate impact theory and the class action device. Courts recognized that subordination that defined a group's social identity was also sufficient legally to bind members together, even when relief had to be issued individually. Woven through these cases was a notion of panethnicity that united inherently unrelated groups into a common identity, for example, Asian Americans. Stringent judicial interpretation subsequently eroded both legal frameworks and it has become increasingly difficult to assert collective employment actions, even against discriminatory practices affecting an entire group. This deconstruction has immensely disadvantaged persons …
Moving Past Hippies And Harassment: A Historical Approach To Sex, Appearance, And The Workplace, Erica Williamson
Moving Past Hippies And Harassment: A Historical Approach To Sex, Appearance, And The Workplace, Erica Williamson
Duke Law Journal
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A National Model For Reconciling Equal Protection For Same-Sex Couples With State Marriage Amendments: Alaska Civil Liberties Union Ex Rel. Carter V. Alaska, Eric J. Lobsinger
A National Model For Reconciling Equal Protection For Same-Sex Couples With State Marriage Amendments: Alaska Civil Liberties Union Ex Rel. Carter V. Alaska, Eric J. Lobsinger
Alaska Law Review
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