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Preferential Remedies For Employment Discrimination, Harry T. Edwards, Barry L. Zaretsky

Michigan Law Review

A basic thesis of this article is that much of the current concern about alleged "reverse discrimination" in employment ignores the reality of the situation. In Part I it will be contended that although color blindness is a laudable long-run objective, it alone will not end discrimination; thus, it will be argued that some form of "color conscious" affirmative action must be employed in order to achieve equal employment opportunity for minorities and women. The most effective form of affirmative action is temporary preferential treatment, and it will be asserted in Part II that such relief can be justified under …

Presumption Of Dependence In Workers' Compensation Death Benefits As A Denial Of Equal Protection, A. Russell Localio

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This note will examine the sex bias prevalent in many workers' compensation statutes and the constitutionality of these statutes in light of recent Supreme Court decisions on sex discrimination. After this examination, alternative methods for effecting reform of the sex-biased death benefit provisions will be analyzed.

Self Defense For Women Lawyers: Enforcement Of Employment Rights, Giovanna M. Longo

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Employment and a concomitant opportunity to compete on the basis of individual merit for the rewards of achievement, whether they be money, power, prestige, personal satisfaction in a job well done, or the fulfillment of broad social aims, contribute to the assertion of legitimate human needs for independence and self-respect, and contribute to the expression and realization of individual potential. Women professionals and professional employers need to understand the applicable law regarding the proof of sex discrimination, what exceptions there are to prohibited sex discrimination, the procedures for enforcing that law and the benefits or detriments to be expected from …

Legislación Obrera : Legislación Cubana Del Trabajo, Miguel M. Calella Sanz

Mario Diaz Cruz Pamphlets

Primera Edición.

Cuadernos de Legislación Obrera No. 5

Legislación Obrera : Legislación Cubana Del Trabajo, Miguel M. Calella Sanz

Mario Diaz Cruz Pamphlets

Primera Edición.

Cuadernos de Legislación Obrera No. 7

Labor Law - Liability Of Labor Union To Member For Modification Of Collective Agreement Negotiated With Employer, Thomas E. Wilson

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff, a married woman, was a member of an unincorporated labor union which in 1921 negotiated a collective agreement with a railroad company, of which plaintiff was an employee, and under which agreement plaintiff acquired a preferred seniority standing. Subsequently, as a result of agitation against the employment of married women during periods when single women were being discharged, the union and the employer by mutual action modified the agreement of 1921 in regard to the seniority provisions, the new agreement providing that married women should be relieved of service irrespective of seniority. As a consequence of this action, plaintiff …

Constitutional Law - Validity Of Minimum Wage Legislation Under The Fourteenth Amendment, Jack L. White

Michigan Law Review

A state statute provided that it should be unlawful to employ women at wages not adequate for their maintenance, and established a commission to fix wages according to such a standard after a public hearing and a conference of representatives of employees and employers, and disinterested persons representing the public. The appellee was employed as a chambermaid in the hotel of appellant at less than the minimum wage prescribed, and brought suit to recover the difference between these amounts. The state court gave judgment for the appellee, and on certiorari the Supreme Court held that the statute was valid and …