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Americans With Disabilities Act: Dispelling The Myths. A Practical Guide To Eeoc's Voodoo Civil Rights And Wrongs, Charles D. Goldman

University of Richmond Law Review

The time is at hand for reality to replace expectation as the employment provisions of the federal mandate not to discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), are now the law of the land. A new era of rights, responsibilities, and opportunities dawned for private and governmental employers, and disabled persons when the rules of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") went into effect on July 26, 1992. A practical, common sense utilization of institutional solutions complemented by individualized applications, not ad hoc reactions, is essential. Other- wise employers' worst fears will …

Patriarchy, Paternalism, And The Masks Of Fetal Protection., A. Kimberley Dayton

Faculty Scholarship

This essay is a response to John Kennedy's defense of Johnson Controls, Inc.'s fetal protection policy which was struck down last year in International Union, UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc. A unanimous Supreme Court held in the case that the policy, which excluded women from a "fetotoxic" workplace, violated the federal employment discrimination laws. The Court's decision was issued only a day before Kennedy was scheduled to debate the issue of whether Title VII bars fetal protection policies with Professor Elinor Schroeder at the Kansas Journal's first symposium on March 21-22. 1991. The Court's decision rendered the technical statutory issues …

The Economics Of Law-Related Labor V: Judicial Careers, Judicial Selection, And An Agency Cost Model Of The Judicial Function, Linz Audain

American University Law Review

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The Overcompensation Problem: A Collective Approach To Controlling Executive Pay, Linda J. Barris

Indiana Law Journal

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Conducting Informal Discovery Of A Party's Former Employees: Legal And Ethical Concerns And Constraints, Susan J. Becker

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

This Article identifies and critiques existing sources of confusion in the law and proposes revised and alternative discovery procedures to provide equal access to information possessed by ex-employees, while simultaneously safeguarding the integrity of that information. Its primary emphasis is on federal jurisprudence, although important points of consensus and departure between state and federal law are noted, as appropriate. Part I explains the issues that arise in informal discovery, and the difficulties with clearly resolving those issues given the conflicting state of the law. Part II discusses application of the attorney-client privilege to communications between corporate counsel and former employees, …

Judicial And Administrative Interpretations Of The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification As Applied To The Age Discrimination In Employment Act, Tracy Karen Finkelstein

Cleveland State Law Review

This note will examine administrative and judicial standards used to prevent age discrimination in employment decisions. The first section will analyze the ADEA, enacted in response to the growing concern about age discrimination. The second section will discuss the Bona Fide Occupational Qualification exception to the ADEA's prohibition against age discrimination. Finally, the concerns particular to the airline industry regarding its age-related policies will be presented together with the responses of the FAA, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the judiciary in an attempt to clarify and resolve the difficulties inherent in situations where safety is a major concern.

Employment Discrimination—Title Vii Prohibits Fetal Protection Policy That Excludes All Fertile Women From Positions Involving Lead Exposure. International Union, United Auto Workers V. Johnson Controls, Inc., 111 S. Ct. 1196 (1991)., Edie Renee Ervin

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Uaw V. Johnson Controls: The Supreme Court Fails To Get The Lead Out, Overlooks Fetal Harm Resulting From Workplace Exposure, John M. Tkacik Jr.

Cleveland State Law Review

UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc., recently decided by the United States Supreme Court, has resulted in what one commentator described as "[t]he strongest and most important sex-discrimination victory in nearly 30 years." As a result of the decision, employers can no longer bar women from hazardous jobs through fetal-protection policies, except under the most extreme and narrow circumstances. This legal victory for women in the workplace, however, has seriously impacted the debate over the protection of fetal health and safety. The Supreme Court, in a seemingly encore presentation of Roe, again overlooked the harm facing the unborn child in Johnson …

Use It And Lose It: The Employer's Absolute Right Under Erisa Section 510 To Engage In Post-Claim Modifications Of Employee Welfare Benefit Plans, Carl A. Greci

Indiana Law Journal

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Promoting Fairness: A Proposal For A More Reasonable Standard Of Constructive Discharge In Title Vii Denial Of Promotion Cases , Richard M. Deagazio

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The constructive discharge rule states that if intolerable working conditions associated with the employer's discrimination force the employee to resign, then the employee will be considered to have been "constructively" discharged on the date of resignation. The employee will be treated as if he or she had been fired by the employer and therefore is eligible for remedies traditionally associated with wrongful termination, such as reinstatement and backpay past the date of "discharge." If the employee has not been constructively discharged, then under the general rule the employee will only be entitled to preresignation backpay. In examples similar to this …

The Duty Of Fair Representation Under The Taylor Law: Supreme Court Development, New York State Adoption And A Call For Independence, Vincent Martin Bonventre

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The duty of fair representation in labor negotiations was born in Supreme Court case law to protect against racial discrimination and as a bastion of individuals’ interests during exclusive union representation in the collective bargaining process. The law later became as much a prescription for deference to unions as a protector from arbitrary union rule. As it currently stands, the law has become a minimal safeguard against wholly irrational and invidious union conduct far from the original guarantee of competent and committed union representation. Almost 25 years after the Supreme Court recognized a duty of fair representation in federal labor …

Public Employment Law And The Transition To Democracy In Chile, Robert Vaughn

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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The Reasonable Woman And The Ordinary Man, Carol Sanger

Faculty Scholarship

Nineteen ninety-one was a seismic year for sexual harassment. The first localized shift occurred in January, when the Ninth Circuit established that the standard by which sexual harassment in the workplace would be judged was no longer the reasonable man or even the reasonable person but rather the reasonable woman. In October a larger audience felt a much stronger jolt when Anita Hill spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Hill testified that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her while she worked for him at the Department of Education and at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her testimony …

Book Review: Law And The Shaping Of The American Labor Movement, Eric Tucker

Articles & Book Chapters

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What Can You Say, Where Can You Say It, And To Whom?: A Guide To Understanding And Preventing Unlawful Sexual Harassment, David Allen Larson

Faculty Scholarship

After an increase in visibility for sexual harassment cases in 1991, employers have had to treat allegations of sexual misconduct more seriously now that juries have the authority to award both compensatory and punitive damages. Many employers and employees remain confused, however, as to what conduct is considered unlawful sexual harassment. This article explains how courts have analyzed allegations of unlawful sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discussing what a court must find before it will impose liability. In response to the very real and immediate demand for a straightforward discussion of the …

Civil Rights In The 1990'S, John R. Dunne

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Nlrb Rulemaking On Health Care Collective Bargaining Units: Predictability, But At What Cost?, Marc Mandelman

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Who's Minding Your Business? Preliminary Observations On Data And Anecdotes Collected On The Role Of Institutional Investors In Corporate Governance, Jayne Elizabeth Zanglein

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Survey Of Recent Developments In Indiana Law: Labor And Employment Law, Barbara J. Fick

Journal Articles

This article examines developments in labor and employment law occuring shortly before its publicaiton in 1992. The article discusses cases revisiting the Frampton rule, addressing employee defamation suits against employers, employment discrimination, issues arising in public sector employment, wage statutes, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation. It also discusses a state statute prohibiting employment discrimination based on employees' off-duty use of tobacco.

Germany's Legal Protection For Women Workers Vis-À-Vis Illegal Employment Discrimination In The United States: A Comparative Perspective In Light Of Johnson Controls, Carol D. Rasnic

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article will review the major German laws affecting women in the workplace, including clarification of the rationales of the German Bundestag (parliament). Comparative remarks regarding U.S. law and an analysis of Johnson Controls will place the two bodies of law in juxtaposition. Finally, an explanatory historical overview will allow the reader to draw his or her own conclusions as to the preferred view of the legal status of the working woman.

The Russian Labour Movement In Days Of Difficult Reforms: To Suppress Or To Support?, Leonid A. Gordon

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Effective Democracy And Formal Rights: Retaliatory Removals Of Union Officials Under The Lmrda, George Feldman

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Does New York's Code Of Professional Responsibility Force Lawyers To Put Their Jobs On The Line? A Critical Look At Wieder V. Skala, Christopher G. Senior

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Uaw V. Johnson Controls: A Final Word On Fetal Protection Policies And Their Effect On Women's Rights In Today's Economy, Andrew Evan Bernstein

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Protecting Airline Employees, Protecting The Public Interest, Bob Graham

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Protecting Workers From Unlawful Interference With Their Jobs, Allan Kanner

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Varieties of aggressive and improper forms of economic activity have existed as threats to civil order since at least biblical times. From this historical perspective, the capacity of some individuals to generate the destructive impact of "merger mania" run amok hardly seems shocking. Yet there is something profoundly threatening to civil order whenever a cabal of conspirators can, in the name of greed or avarice alone, destroy the lives and jobs of tens of thousands of individuals. However, civil society rarely allows itself to fall prey to such misconduct for long. A fundamental tenet of social life is that one …

The Arbitration Of Statutory Disputes: The Role Of The Arbitrator -- Procedural And Substantive Considerations, Ira F. Jaffe

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Respecting Nonunion Member Employees' Rights While Avoiding A Free Ride, Lehnert V. Ferris Faculty Association, Charles J. Ogeka

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Keeping Sections 2(5) And 8(A)(2) Of The Nlra Intact: A Fresh Look At Worker Participation Committees Through Electromation, Inc., Steven I. Locke

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Due Process

Touro Law Review

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