| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 327 pages) |
| Contents |
Employment discrimination prior to 1964 -- Enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 -- Proving employment discrimination -- Early race discrimination cases -- Early sex discrimination cases -- Early national origin discrimination cases -- Early religious discrimination cases -- Early age discrimination cases -- Congressional amendment of Title VII and the ADEA -- Current trends in the law prohibiting race discrimination -- Current trends in the law prohibiting sex discrimination -- Current trends in the law prohibiting discrimination of pregnant women -- Current trends in the law prohibiting discrimination of women with children -- Sexual harassment and the sex discrimination prohibitions of Title VII -- Employer liability for employee acts of sexual harassment -- Current trends in the law prohibiting national origin discrimination -- Current trends in the law prohibiting religious discrimination -- The ministerial exception -- Accommodating employee religious beliefs and practices -- Current trends in the law prohibiting age discrimination -- Later developments in proving discrimination in Title VII cases -- Later developments in proving discrimination in ADEA cases -- The gender gap and the Lilly Ledbetter case -- Same sex sexual harassment -- Retaliation -- Arbitration -- Political and judicial opposition to the employment discrimination laws -- The roles of the EEOC and the private attorney -- What lies ahead for the employment discrimination laws? |
| Summary |
On reaching the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, the author evaluates progress towards the full implementation of one of the law's key provisions: Title VII, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace. The author looks at key litigation as the law has come to include discrimination based on more than just race, including gender, age, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. From the segregationist policies of the past to lingering workplace oppression in the form of sexual harassment, age discrimination, and religious conflicts, workplaces have been the scenes of some of the greatest civil rights battles. This study of the landmark cases and rulings, and debates surrounding workplace discrimination of all kinds, sheds light on the cultural tensions grappled with in America. The author also looks at the broader history of oppression suffered, recognized, and overcome in the decades since the country passed its Civil Rights Act. In addition to a detailed history of the legal history of civil rights and America's workplace discrimination, this book also outlines ways forward for society as it continues to diversify and to redefine what it means to be respectful of fellow citizens' most inalienable, protected, and sacred rights.--adapted from publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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| SUBJECT |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (United States) fast |
| Subject |
Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021676905 |
| ISBN |
9781442237230 |
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1442237236 |
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