Employment Discrimination Law gives readers at all levels access to the key cases and statutes in this area, to useful hypotheticals, and to some of the latest thinking on these topics.

Features:

• Includes an in-depth analysis of the “new” and pervasive aspects of employment discrimination law
• Integrates cases with broader thinking on the subjects and provides perspectives on key issues in the field
• Enables readers to directly interact with the law through the cases that drive it
• Explains EEOC procedures and practices as well as other relevant procedures and practices

Contents

Solving the Problem: The Meaning of Discrimination

• The Goals of Antidiscrimination Laws
• The U.S. Supreme Court Interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Stages of Proof of a “Disparate Treatment” International Discrimination Claim
• Proving the Substance of a Disparate Treatment Claim of Intentional Discrimination
• Workplace Harassment
• Employer Liability for Harassment by Supervisors or Co-Workers
• Protecting the Witnesses and Claimants against Intentional Employer Retaliation: A Separate Claim
• Intentional Discrimination to Remediate Past, Current or Potential Discrimination: Affirmative Action Plans Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Allocating Responsibility for Unintended Discrimination

• Disparate Impact: Title VII and the Recognition of a Disparate Impact Claim

Who and What Should be Protected by Antidiscrimination Laws

• Sexonomics and the Glass Ceiling
• National Origin Discrimination: Discrimination against Native Americans
• Special Issues Relating to Religious Discrimination
• Additional Federal Antidiscrimination Statutes: Race Discrimination in Contractual Relations 42 U.S.C. section 1981) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Part I: What Disabilities Are Covered
• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Part II: Employee Qualifications and Employer Obligations to Provide Reasonable Accommodation

Procedural Issues Related to EEOC Regulations and Judicial Interpretation

• Procedural Issues and the Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Requirement
• Rights of Public Employees

Conclusion

• The Future of Antidiscrimination Efforts

Index

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