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Full-Text Articles in Civil Rights and Discrimination
Griggs At Midlife, Deborah A. Widiss
Griggs At Midlife, Deborah A. Widiss
Michigan Law Review
Not all Supreme Court cases have a midlife crisis. But it is fair to say that Griggs v. Duke Power Co., which recently turned forty, has some serious symptoms. Griggs established a foundational proposition of employment discrimination law known as disparate impact liability: policies that significantly disadvantage racial minority or female employees can violate federal employment discrimination law, even if there is no evidence that the employer “intended” to discriminate. Griggs is frequently described as one of the most important decisions of the civil rights era, compared to Brown v. Board of Education for its “momentous social consequences.” In 1989, …
Four Decades Of Federal Civil Rights Litigation, Theodore Eisenberg
Four Decades Of Federal Civil Rights Litigation, Theodore Eisenberg
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Civil rights cases constitute a substantial fraction of the federal civil docket but that fraction has substantially declined from historic peaks. Trial outcomes, as in other areas of law, constitute a small fraction of case terminations and have changed over time. The number of employment discrimination trials before judges has been in decline for about 30 years, a trend also evident in contract and tort cases. The number of employment trials before juries increased substantially after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 but has been in decline since 1997. In constitutional tort cases, the number of judge …
Introduction To Amici Curiae Brief In Young V. United Parcel Service, Inc., Joanna L. Grossman, Deborah L. Brake
Introduction To Amici Curiae Brief In Young V. United Parcel Service, Inc., Joanna L. Grossman, Deborah L. Brake
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., the most important pregnancy discrimination case before the Court in nearly a quarter century. The Court ruled for Peggy Young in a decision that will chart the path of pregnancy discrimination litigation for years to come. Our brief, published here with a short introduction, lays out our theory for why an employer’s refusal to accommodate pregnancy with light-duty assignments on the same terms as other medical conditions similarly affecting work violates Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The brief was …
Griggs At Midlife, Deborah A. Widiss
Griggs At Midlife, Deborah A. Widiss
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Griggs v. Duke Power, the Supreme Court case that held that policies that disproportionately harm minority employees can violate federal employment discrimination law even without evidence of “intentional” discrimination, recently turned forty. Griggs is generally celebrated as a landmark decision, but disparate impact’s current relevance (and its constitutionality) is hotly debated. Robert Belton’s The Crusade for Equality in the Workplace offers a rich and detailed history of the strategic choices that led to the plaintiffs’ victory in Griggs. This Review uses Belton’s history as a jumping off point to consider the contemporary importance of disparate impact in efforts to challenge …
Reconsidering Legal Regulation Of Race, Sex, And Sexual Orientation, Ann C. Mcginley
Reconsidering Legal Regulation Of Race, Sex, And Sexual Orientation, Ann C. Mcginley
Scholarly Works
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Fifty Years After The Passage Of Title Vii: Is It Time For The Government To Use The Bully Pulpit To Enact A Status-Blind Harassment Statute, Marcia Narine
Articles
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My Coworker, My Enemy: Solidarity, Workplace Control, And The Class Politics Of Title Vii, Ahmed A. White
My Coworker, My Enemy: Solidarity, Workplace Control, And The Class Politics Of Title Vii, Ahmed A. White
Publications
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Discrimination Cases Of The 2002 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Discrimination Cases Of The 2002 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Discrimination Cases In The October 2004 Term, Eileen M. Kaufman
Discrimination Cases In The October 2004 Term, Eileen M. Kaufman
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
General Discussion, Third Comparative Labor Law Roundtable
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
Discrimination In Employment: Reflections On The European Community Experience With Particular Reference To The United Kingdom, Brian Bercusson
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Unlawful Employment Discrimination: A Discussion Of Belgian Law And Related Issues, Roger Blanpain, Jo Walgrave, Jean Jacqmain
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
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
Sexual Harassment And Labor Arbitration, Susan A. Fitzgibbon
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Employment Discrimination In The United States In 1989: Revisions Or A Pause, Josef Rohlik
Employment Discrimination In The United States In 1989: Revisions Or A Pause, Josef Rohlik
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Citizenship, Aliengage, And Ethnic Origin Discrimination In Employment Under The Law Of The United States, Mack A. Player
Citizenship, Aliengage, And Ethnic Origin Discrimination In Employment Under The Law Of The United States, Mack A. Player
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Unlawful Discrimination In Employment--An Outline Of The European Community Rules And Case-Law, Julian Currall
Unlawful Discrimination In Employment--An Outline Of The European Community Rules And Case-Law, Julian Currall
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Unlawful Discrimination In Employment--International Law And Community Law: Their Interrelationship With Domestic Law, Elaine Vogel-Polsky
Unlawful Discrimination In Employment--International Law And Community Law: Their Interrelationship With Domestic Law, Elaine Vogel-Polsky
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The Supreme Court’S Heightened Retaliation Standard In Nassar: A Prudent Limitation Or A Misguided Restriction To Title Vii Claims?, Darren Stakey
The Supreme Court’S Heightened Retaliation Standard In Nassar: A Prudent Limitation Or A Misguided Restriction To Title Vii Claims?, Darren Stakey
Touro Law Review
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Rights In Recession: Toward Administrative Antidiscrimination Law, Stephanie Bornstein
Rights In Recession: Toward Administrative Antidiscrimination Law, Stephanie Bornstein
UF Law Faculty Publications
This Article documents how, over the past six years and coinciding with the “Great Recession of 2008,” both public and private antidiscrimination enforcement mechanisms have become increasingly constrained, such that the ability to enforce the mandate of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - the main federal law prohibiting employment discrimination - may be facing a crisis point. While enforcement mechanisms for federal antidiscrimination law have long left room for improvement, recent developments in the economy, due to the 2008 recession, and in federal case law, due to a series of procedural decisions by the Roberts Court, …
Civil Rights And Related Decisions, Eileen Kaufman
Civil Rights And Related Decisions, Eileen Kaufman
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Expanding The After-Acquired Evidence Defense To Include Post-Termination Misconduct, Holly G. Eubanks
Expanding The After-Acquired Evidence Defense To Include Post-Termination Misconduct, Holly G. Eubanks
Chicago-Kent Law Review
In 1995, the United States Supreme Court formulated the after-acquired evidence defense in employment discrimination litigation. The defense, if successfully established, allows the defendant to limit the damages available to the plaintiff. In order to assert the defense, a defendant must establish that it would have terminated the plaintiff based on after-acquired evidence of wrongdoing if the defendant had known of the wrongdoing prior to the termination. The defense, as generally accepted, applies to misconduct that occurs during employment and misconduct that occurs prior to employment in the application process. This note considers the potential expansion of the defense to …
Fakers And Floodgates, Sandra F. Sperino
Fakers And Floodgates, Sandra F. Sperino
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
There has always been the possibility of judicial skepticism about employment discrimination claims. Recently, the Supreme Court made this skepticism explicit. In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, the Supreme Court expressed concern about fake claims and floodgates of litigation. It then used these arguments to tip the substantive law against retaliation claims. This article responds to this explicit skepticism about discrimination claims. First, it shows that the Court created reasons to limit retaliation claims that are not tied to congressional intent. Second, the factual claims that the Court makes are not grounded in evidence, and available information …
Employment Discrimination Against Ex-Offenders: The Promise And Limits Of Title Vii Disparate Impact Theory, Tammy R. Pettinato
Employment Discrimination Against Ex-Offenders: The Promise And Limits Of Title Vii Disparate Impact Theory, Tammy R. Pettinato
Marquette Law Review
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Delimiting Title Vii: Reverse Religious Discrimination And Proxy Claims In Employment Discrimination Litigation, Andrea J. Sinclair
Delimiting Title Vii: Reverse Religious Discrimination And Proxy Claims In Employment Discrimination Litigation, Andrea J. Sinclair
Vanderbilt Law Review
In July 2012, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Dan Cathy remarked to a religious publication that he and his company supported the "biblical definition of the family unit."' Chick- fil-A is popularly known as a Christian company that promotes conservative, biblical values. Mr. Cathy's statement was largely interpreted by the media as an "anti-gay" sentiment rooted in religious beliefs. In response to Mr. Cathy's remark, government officials from Boston and Chicago refused to allow the restaurant chain to open new locations in their cities, citing the organization's official policy of "discrimination." The Chick-fil-A controversy demonstrates how the intersection of …
The Many Lanes Out Of Court: Privatization Of Employment Discrimination Disputes, Theresa M. Beiner
The Many Lanes Out Of Court: Privatization Of Employment Discrimination Disputes, Theresa M. Beiner
Law Faculty Scholarship
Despite employment gains made by women, older Americans, and racial and religious minorities, employment discrimination remains a persistent problem in the American workplace. Scholars have lamented that employment discrimination laws have not proven effective in eliminating the many vestiges of discrimination that still linger. Many scholars blame the lackluster enforcement of employment discrimination laws on the federal courts' inability to understand or theorize about the lingering aspects of discrimination based on race and sex that still pervade the modern workplace as well as judicial hostility to employment discrimination claims. Recent data suggest that this has led some employment discrimination claimants …
The Trouble With Torgerson: The Latest Effort To Summarily Adjudicate Employment Discrimination Cases, Theresa M. Beiner
The Trouble With Torgerson: The Latest Effort To Summarily Adjudicate Employment Discrimination Cases, Theresa M. Beiner
Law Faculty Scholarship
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Access To Counsel: Psychological Science Can Improve The Promise Of Civil Rights Enforcement, Victor D. Quintanilla, Cheryl R. Kaiser
Access To Counsel: Psychological Science Can Improve The Promise Of Civil Rights Enforcement, Victor D. Quintanilla, Cheryl R. Kaiser
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Employment discrimination claimants in general, and racial minority claimants in particular, disproportionately lack access to legal counsel. When employment discrimination claimants lack counsel, they typically abandon their claims, or if they pursue their claims, they do so pro se (without counsel), a strategy that is seldom successful in court. Access to counsel is, hence, a decisive component in whether employment discrimination victims realize the potential of civil rights enforcement. Psychological science analyzes access to counsel by identifying psychological barriers—such as threatened social identity, mistrust in legal authorities, and fear of repercussions—that prevent employment discrimination victims from pursuing counsel. The analysis …
A Reasonable Belief: In Support Of Lgbt Plaintiffs' Title Vii Retaliation Claims, Erin E. Buzuvis
A Reasonable Belief: In Support Of Lgbt Plaintiffs' Title Vii Retaliation Claims, Erin E. Buzuvis
Faculty Scholarship
When an LGBT employee is punished for complaining about discrimination in the workplace, he or she has two potential causes of action under Title VII: first, a challenge to the underlying discrimination, and second, a challenge to the resulting retaliation. The first claim is vulnerable to dismissal under courts’ narrow interpretation of Title VII’s prohibition of discrimination “because of sex” as applied to LGBT plaintiffs. But such an outcome need not determine the fate of the second claim. Faithful application of retaliation law’s “reasonable belief” standard, which protects a plaintiff from reprisal so long as she reasonably believed that she …
A Diamond In The Rough: Trans-Substantivity Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure And Its Detrimental Impact On Civil Rights, Suzette Malveaux
A Diamond In The Rough: Trans-Substantivity Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure And Its Detrimental Impact On Civil Rights, Suzette Malveaux
Publications
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