The Law of Employment Discrimination: Cases and Materials

by Friedman, Joel William; Strickler, George M.

• ISBN13: 9781587781438
• ISBN10: 1587781433
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: West Group

Summary

Structured for use with two-, three- or four-credit courses. In addition, benchmark legislative, administrative and judicial developments, such as the 1991 Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act are integrated into this volume.

Table of Contents

Preface To The Fifth Edition	v
Acknowledgments	vii
Table Of Cases	xxv
PART I. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW BEFORE THE MODERN ERA	2	(23)
The Constitution	2	(7)
Federal Civil Rights Legislation and Executive Action	9	(3)
Federal Labor Statutes	12	(2)
State Law	14	(11)
PART II. TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964	25	(663)
An Overview of the Substantive Provisions	25	(32)
Covered Entities	25	(28)
Employers	26	(10)
Employment Agencies	36	(3)
Labor Organizations	39	(5)
``Individuals'' vs. ``Employees''	44	(9)
Covered Employment Decisions	53	(8)
Proscribed Bases of Classification	61	(1)
Exemptions	61
Defining and Proving Discrimination	57	(300)
Introduction	57	(1)
Intentional Discrimination Against the Individual: Disparate Treatment	57	(168)
The Conceptual Framework	58	(49)
Proof of Causation	107	(39)
The Defendant's Case	146	(1)
General Rebuttal	146	(1)
The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification	146	(26)
Sexual Harassment	172	(32)
Discrimination by Unions	204	(7)
Retaliation	211	(14)
Nonintentional Discrimination	225	(73)
The Conceptual Framework	225	(9)
The Plaintiff's Case	234	(32)
The Defenses	266	(18)
Bona Fide Seniority Systems	284	(14)
Intentional Discrimination Against a Class: Pattern or Practice Litigation	298	(59)
The Prohibited Classifications: Special Problems	357	(52)
Religion and the Duty to Accommodate	357	(30)
National Origin	387	(9)
Race and Color	396	(2)
Sex	398	(11)
``Sex-Plus'' Discrimination and Pregnancy	400	(35)
Sexual Harassment	435	(40)
Sex-Linked Factors	475	(11)
Sexual Preference Discrimination	486	(20)
``Protective'' State Labor Legislation	506
Procedural Requirements for Private Sector Employees	409	(80)
Suits by Individuals	410	(58)
The ``Timeliness'' Requirements of Title VII	410	(14)
Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel and the Impact of State Proceedings on Title VII Litigation	424	(3)
The Date of Discrimination: When Does the Period for Filing the Charge Begin To Run?	427	(24)
The Relation Between the Substance of the EEOC Charge and Suit	451	(10)
The Effect of Compulsory Arbitration Agreements	461	(7)
Suits By The EEOC	468	(21)
Procedural Requirements For Public Sector Employees	489	(6)
Federal Government Employees	489	(5)
State and Local Government Employees	494	(1)
Class Actions	495	(44)
The Scope of the Class and the Proper Class Representative	498	(11)
The Size of the Class	509	(1)
The Class Action and the Prerequisites to Title VII Litigation	510	(19)
The Preclusive Effect of the Class Action Judgment on the Claims of Individual Class Members	529	(2)
Certification Under Rule 23(B)(2) and 23(B)(3): Notice to the Class and the Right To Opt Out	531	(7)
Class Actions and the EEOC	538	(1)
Remedies	539	(149)
Monetary Relief	539	(53)
Backpay	539	(34)
Front Pay	573	(1)
Damages	574	(16)
Tax Consequences of Monetary Relief	590	(2)
Injunctive Relief	592	(42)
Attorney Fees	634	(22)
Class Relief	656	(32)
PART III. OTHER ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION	688	(157)
The Reconstruction Civil Rights Act?42 U.S.C. §§1981,1983,1985(c)	688	(52)
The Civil Rights Act of 1866?42 U.S.C. §1981	688	(13)
The Civil Rights Act of 1871, Section One---42 U.S.C. §1983	701	(19)
The Civil Rights Act of 1871, Sec. 2?42 U.S.C. §1985(C)	720	(12)
The Applicable Statutes of Limitation	732	(2)
The Role of Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel	734	(1)
Remedies	735	(5)
Damages	735	(1)
Injunctive Relief	736	(1)
Attorney Fees and Costs	737	(3)
The Equal Pay Act	740	(26)
The Age Discrimination In Employment Act	766	(27)
Overview of Statutory Provisions	766	(3)
Substantive Provisions	769	(14)
Procedural Requirements	783	(10)
The Statutory Response To Disability-Based Discrimination	793	(52)
The Americans With Disabilities Act	793	(46)
General Overview	793	(2)
The Meaning of ``Disability''	795	(16)
The Meaning of ``Qualified Individual''	811	(9)
The Dual Duty of Nondiscrimination	820	(1)
The Antidiscrimination Mandate	820	(4)
The Duty to Accommodate	824	(6)
Defenses	830	(1)
Job-Relatedness and Bus. Necess	830	(1)
Bona Fide Ins. Plans	831	(3)
Special Provisions Concerning Drug Testing and Other Medical Examinations	834	(2)
Procedural and Remedial Issues	836	(3)
The Rehabilitation Act	839	(6)
PART IV. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION	845	(116)
Appendix	961	(88)
Index	1049