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Direct Employer Liability For Punitive Damages, Sandra F. Sperino 2012 University of Cincinnati College of Law

Direct Employer Liability For Punitive Damages, Sandra F. Sperino

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

In Punitive Damages, Due Process, and Employment Discrimination, Joseph Seiner tackles the growing complexity of employment discrimination punitive damages claims and provides a workable solution to a difficult problem. Given the importance of punitive damages in shaping incentives to bring discrimination suits, his contribution is valuable, especially in trying to align recent constitutional punitive damages cases with the underlying discrimination law.

This Essay begins by emphasizing the fundamental idea on which Professor Seiner and I agree-that there should be little room for courts to reduce punitive damages in federal employment discrimination cases based on constitutional concerns about excessiveness. Title …


Vol. 29, No. 1, James C. Franczek, Amy K. Dickerson 2012 Chicago-Kent College of Law

Vol. 29, No. 1, James C. Franczek, Amy K. Dickerson

The Illinois Public Employee Relations Report

Education Reform in Illinois: Making Performance Count by James C. Franczek, Jr. and Amy K. Dickerson

Recent Developments


Legal And Policy Standards For Addressing Workplace Racism: Employer Liability And Shared Responsibility For Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Robert T. Carter, Thomas D. Scheuermann 2012 University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Legal And Policy Standards For Addressing Workplace Racism: Employer Liability And Shared Responsibility For Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Robert T. Carter, Thomas D. Scheuermann

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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Soul Of A Woman: The Sex Stereotyping Prohibition At Work, Kimberly A. Yuracko 2012 Northwestern University School of Law

Soul Of A Woman: The Sex Stereotyping Prohibition At Work, Kimberly A. Yuracko

Faculty Working Papers

In 1989 the Supreme Court in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins declared that sex stereotyping was a prohibited from of sex discrimination at work. This seemingly simple declaration has been the most important development in sex discrimination jurisprudence since the passage of Title VII. It has been used to extend the Act's coverage and protect groups that were previously excluded. Astonishingly, however, the contours, dimensions and requirements of the prohibition have never been clearly articulated by courts or scholars. In this paper I evaluate four interpretations of what the sex stereotyping prohibition might mean in order to determine what it actually …


The Future Of Nlrb Doctrine On Captive Audience Speeches, Paul M. Secunda 2012 Marquette University Law School

The Future Of Nlrb Doctrine On Captive Audience Speeches, Paul M. Secunda

Indiana Law Journal

Labor and Employment Law Under the Obama Administration: A Time for Hope and Change? Symposium held November 12-13, 2010, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana.


Drug Testing Of Medical Marijuana Users In The Workplace: An Inaccurate Test Of Impairment, Stacy A. Hickox 2012 Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Drug Testing Of Medical Marijuana Users In The Workplace: An Inaccurate Test Of Impairment, Stacy A. Hickox

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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The New York Domestic Workers' Bill Of Rights: Justice At The Door, Talle D. Gilmore 2012 St. Thomas University College of Law

The New York Domestic Workers' Bill Of Rights: Justice At The Door, Talle D. Gilmore

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

Part I of this comment will begin with an overview of the intersection between domestic work and involuntary domestic servitude to show how the lack of protection for domestic workers can lead to exploitation and domestic servitude. Part II will compare the claims of domestic workers, employers, and civil society in terms of the costs and benefits of enacting protective domestic worker legislation. Part III will set out the legal distinction between domestic workers and domestic servitude by providing an overview of the federal and New York State sources of labor protections and how they have historically excluded domestic workers. …


Three And Out: The Nfl's Concussion Liability And How Players Can Tackle The Problem, Jeremy P. Gove 2012 Vanderbilt University Law School

Three And Out: The Nfl's Concussion Liability And How Players Can Tackle The Problem, Jeremy P. Gove

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

In 1952, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study stating that a player should not continue playing professional football after suffering three concussions. As players continue to get bigger, faster, and stronger, the number of concussions has increased. In response to this problem, the National Football League (NFL) commissioned a study run by scientists and NFL team doctors to determine the long-term effects of concussions. That committee determined that no long-term repercussions exist after experiencing a concussion while playing NFL football. Despite the scientific community's critiques of the study, the NFL used the committee's findings to create the …


The Second-Class Action: How Courts Thwart Wage Rights By Misapplying Class Action Rules, Scott A. Moss, Nantiya Ruan 2012 American University Washington College of Law

The Second-Class Action: How Courts Thwart Wage Rights By Misapplying Class Action Rules, Scott A. Moss, Nantiya Ruan

American University Law Review

Courts apply to wage rights cases an aggressive scrutiny that not only disadvantages low-wage workers, but is fundamentally incorrect on the law. Rule 23 class actions automatically cover all potential members if the court grants plaintiffs’ class certification motion. But for certain employment rights cases—mainly wage claims but also age discrimination and gender equal pay claims—29 U.S.C. § 216(b) allows not class actions but “collective actions” covering just those opting in affirmatively. Yet courts in collective actions assume a gatekeeper role just as they do in Rule 23 class actions, disallowing many actions by requiring a certification motion proving strict …


Beyond Wisconsin: Public Employee Union Rights Amidst State Attacks On Public Sector Collective Bargaining, Michael L. Artz 2012 American University Washington College of Law

Beyond Wisconsin: Public Employee Union Rights Amidst State Attacks On Public Sector Collective Bargaining, Michael L. Artz

Labor & Employment Law Forum

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What Is The Correct Standard Of Prudence In Employer Stock Cases?, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 541 (2012), José Martin Jara 2012 UIC School of Law

What Is The Correct Standard Of Prudence In Employer Stock Cases?, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 541 (2012), José Martin Jara

UIC Law Review

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Foreword: The Past, Present, And Future Of Supreme Court Jurisprudence On Erisa, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. Xxv (2012), Colleen E. Medill 2012 UIC School of Law

Foreword: The Past, Present, And Future Of Supreme Court Jurisprudence On Erisa, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. Xxv (2012), Colleen E. Medill

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court Fills A Gaping Hole: Cigna Corp. V. Amara Clarifies The Scope Of Equitable Relief Under Erisa, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 767 (2012), Susan Harthill 2012 UIC School of Law

The Supreme Court Fills A Gaping Hole: Cigna Corp. V. Amara Clarifies The Scope Of Equitable Relief Under Erisa, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 767 (2012), Susan Harthill

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


How The Supreme Court And The Department Of Labor May Dispel Myths About Erisa's Family Law Provisions And Protect The Benefit Entitlements That Arise Thereunder, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 635 (2012), Albert Feuer 2012 UIC School of Law

How The Supreme Court And The Department Of Labor May Dispel Myths About Erisa's Family Law Provisions And Protect The Benefit Entitlements That Arise Thereunder, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 635 (2012), Albert Feuer

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Summary Plan Descriptions After Amara, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 811 (2012), David Pratt 2012 UIC School of Law

Summary Plan Descriptions After Amara, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 811 (2012), David Pratt

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Medical Provider Claims: Standing, Assignments, And Erisa Preemption, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 861 (2012), Kevin Wiggins 2012 UIC School of Law

Medical Provider Claims: Standing, Assignments, And Erisa Preemption, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 861 (2012), Kevin Wiggins

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Purpose Over Formality: Putting An End To The Catch-22 Preventing Workers From Speaking Up About Erisa Benefit Abuse, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 893 (2012), Lucas Walker 2012 UIC School of Law

Purpose Over Formality: Putting An End To The Catch-22 Preventing Workers From Speaking Up About Erisa Benefit Abuse, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 893 (2012), Lucas Walker

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Limiting The Affirmative Defense In The Digital Workplace , Daniel B. Garrie 2012 University of Michigan Law School

Limiting The Affirmative Defense In The Digital Workplace , Daniel B. Garrie

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

From 2009 to 2011, there were more than 30,000 sexual harassment claims filed in the United States. The ubiquitous availability of digital technology devices has facilitated many instances of sexual harassment. Such sexual harassment occurs through unprovoked and offensive e-mails, messages posted on electronic bulletin boards, and other means available on the Internet. To date, courts remain silent on this issue. Should this type of sexual harassment be treated differently from physical sexual harassment? The surprising answer is yes. This Article suggests a new judicial framework for addressing sexual harassment perpetrated through digital communications. This framework accounts for the real-world …


Before Wisconsin And Ohio: The Quiet Success Of Card-Check Organizing In The Public Sector, Rafael Gely, Timothy D. Chandler 2012 University of Missouri School of Law

Before Wisconsin And Ohio: The Quiet Success Of Card-Check Organizing In The Public Sector, Rafael Gely, Timothy D. Chandler

Faculty Publications

Card-check laws, which have been unsuccessfully pursued by private-sector unions, mandate that employers recognize the union as the representative of employees on the basis of signed authorization cards without reliance on a representation election. Card check authorization benefits unions because it short circuits the usual organizing process by eliminating the union's need to further prove majority support in a secret ballot election.' But by doing so, it imposes costs on employers by restricting their efforts to erode union support through aggressive campaign tactics. Our paper seeks to better understand the development of these laws and their effects, and in that …


Contract Theory And Some Realism About Employee Covenant Not To Compete Cases, Daniel P. O'Gorman 2012 Barry University

Contract Theory And Some Realism About Employee Covenant Not To Compete Cases, Daniel P. O'Gorman

Faculty Scholarship

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