For plaintiff and defense counsel,
Civil Rights in the Workplace
provides complete analysis of punitive damages, compensatory damages, jury
trials, and changes in providing disparate treatment and disparate impact
cases. It shows you how the 1991 Act has changed the way lawyers and their
clients approach employment discrimination under Title VII, the Age
Discrimination and Employment Act, the Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Act,
and the ADA. You get the full text -- with insightful analysis -- of the
controversial Supreme Court rulings that led to the creation of the 1991 Act.
Civil Rights in the Workplace provides coverage of legislative and
other developments and new case law, including:
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Explanation of EEOC regulations applying 2008 amendments to ADA
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New Supreme Court case on “cat’s paw” theory
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New Supreme Court case extending Title VII retaliation claims to case in which
adverse action was taken against fiancé
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New Supreme Court case on when maintenance of a policy with disparate impact
falls within a statute of limitations
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New Supreme Court case allowing retaliation claims based on oral complaints
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New state case holding that arbitration agreement did not divest state agency
of investigative power
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New case finding arbitration agreement to be unconscionable
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New case law on relationship between ADA and FMLA
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New case law on statistical comparisons in disparate impact cases
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New court of appeals decisions allowing harassment and retaliation actions on
behalf of gay employees
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Analysis of case finding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy to be unconstitutional
and of subsequent repeal
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New case on sovereign immunity for state instrumentalities
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New court of appeals case agreeing that a Title VII was precluded by earlier
Section 1983 action
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New case grappling with choice of law questions in international context
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Automatic Supplementation
