Employment Discrimination Law

by Player, MacK A.; Shoben, Elaine W.; Lieberwitz, Risa L.

• ISBN13: 9780314063939
• ISBN10: 0314063935
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-07-01
• Publisher: West Group

Summary

Areas of new or expanded coverage include the scope and effect of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; coverage of disability discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act; significant developments in harassment, English-only rules, and sexual orientation discrimination; the scope and effect of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; and remedial and procedural changes brought about by the greater availability of compensatory damages and juries. Closely examines the major Supreme Court cases handed down since publication of the previous edition.

Table of Contents

Preface
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
The Problem: A Matter of Underemployment	p. 2
The Legal Response	p. 7
"Range" of the Major Statutes: Coverage and Scope	p. 49
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a Summary of Enforcement Mechanisms	p. 74
Express Use of Race, Sex, National Origin, Religion, or Age	p. 82
Improper Motivation	p. 179
Disproportionate Exclusions	p. 244
Seniority	p. 305
Grooming Standards	p. 324
Nepotism and Social Relationships	p. 335
Harassment	p. 358
Equal Pay Act	p. 392
Comparable Worth and Benefits	p. 421
Race, Color, Ethnicity, National Origin, Alienage, Citizenship	p. 478
Pregnancy and Childbirth	p. 503
Sexual Orientation	p. 520
Religion and Religious Practices	p. 536
Discrimination on the Basis of Disability	p. 567
Age Discrimination	p. 615
Statutory Protection Against Retaliation	p. 646
Labor Relations Statutes	p. 662
Procedures, Time Limitations, and Administrative Prerequisites to Suit	p. 694
Remedies	p. 743
Index	p. 791
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