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1 online resource |
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Laws and legislation |
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Laws and legislation series.
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| Contents |
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT: LAWS AND DEVELOPMENTS; AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT: LAWS AND DEVELOPMENTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Survey of Federal Laws Containing Goals, Set-Asides, Priorities, or Other Preferences Based on Race, Gender, or Ethnicity; Summary; Introduction; Government-Wide Programs; Agency-Specific Programs; Agriculture; Banking; Commerce; Communications; Defense; Education; Energy; Environment; Health and Human Services; Homeland Security; Housing and Urban Development |
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Immigration and NaturalizationInterior; Internal Revenue; Justice; Labor; Office of Personnel Management; Science and Technology; Small Business; State Department and Foreign Affairs; Transportation; Veterans Affairs; End Notes; Chapter 2: Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History; Summary; End Notes; Chapter 3: Affirmative Action in Employment: A Legal Overview; Summary; Introduction; Judicial Affirmative Action Remedies; Voluntary Affirmative Action; Affirmative Action Consent Decrees; Affirmative Recruitment and Outreach Programs; Military Cases; End Notes |
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Chapter 4: Affirmative Action and Diversity in Public Education: Legal DevelopmentsSummary; I. Introduction; II. Historical Background; III. Recent Legal Developments; Student Diversity in Higher Education Admissions; Background in the University of Michigan Admissions Cases; The Grutter Decision; The Gratz Decision; Desegregation and Racial Diversity in Public Elementary, Secondary, and Magnet Schools (K-12); The Parents Involved in Community Schools Decision; Faculty Diversity; Conclusion; End Notes |
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Chapter 5: Race Discrimination and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Ricci v. DeStefanoSummary; Background; Title VII and the Equal Protection Clause; The Supreme Court's Decision; Significance of the Decision; End Notes; Chapter 6: Pay Discrimination Claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court's Decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.; Summary; Background; Title VII and Filing Deadlines for Discrimination Claims; The Supreme Court's Decision; Effect of the Decision; End Notes; Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation.
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Reverse discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation.
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Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation
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Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation
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Reverse discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Medina, Pamela L
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Patel, Jimmy E
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| ISBN |
9781622574933 |
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1622574931 |
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