Author: Farrell Bloch
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226059839
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
While employment regulations such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Federal Contract Compliance Program have redistributed minorities from small firms to larger ones, they have not, Bloch argues, significantly improved aggregate minority employment. Many job opportunities are discovered through restricted word-of-mouth networks, and some employers continue to screen out minority applicants in ways that laws do not address. Moreover, some employers avoid hiring minorities, women, and older workers in order to avoid litigation. Bloch discusses the use of economic and statistical analysis in hiring discrimination litigation and examines recent lawsuits to illustrate how these analyses are applied in federal courts. In addition, he addresses federal contractors' affirmative action requirements, theoretical arguments for and against antidiscrimination and affirmative action policy, and a variety of unemployment remedies.
Antidiscrimination Law and Minority Employment
Author: Farrell Bloch
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226059839
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
While employment regulations such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Federal Contract Compliance Program have redistributed minorities from small firms to larger ones, they have not, Bloch argues, significantly improved aggregate minority employment. Many job opportunities are discovered through restricted word-of-mouth networks, and some employers continue to screen out minority applicants in ways that laws do not address. Moreover, some employers avoid hiring minorities, women, and older workers in order to avoid litigation. Bloch discusses the use of economic and statistical analysis in hiring discrimination litigation and examines recent lawsuits to illustrate how these analyses are applied in federal courts. In addition, he addresses federal contractors' affirmative action requirements, theoretical arguments for and against antidiscrimination and affirmative action policy, and a variety of unemployment remedies.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226059839
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
While employment regulations such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Federal Contract Compliance Program have redistributed minorities from small firms to larger ones, they have not, Bloch argues, significantly improved aggregate minority employment. Many job opportunities are discovered through restricted word-of-mouth networks, and some employers continue to screen out minority applicants in ways that laws do not address. Moreover, some employers avoid hiring minorities, women, and older workers in order to avoid litigation. Bloch discusses the use of economic and statistical analysis in hiring discrimination litigation and examines recent lawsuits to illustrate how these analyses are applied in federal courts. In addition, he addresses federal contractors' affirmative action requirements, theoretical arguments for and against antidiscrimination and affirmative action policy, and a variety of unemployment remedies.
Anti-discrimination Law
Author: Christopher McCrudden
Publisher: Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Since the early 1990s, there has been an enormous growth in scholarship addressing the theoretical aspects of anti-discrimination law. Touching upon a number of jurisdictions, this volume collects many of the most illuminating articles published since then. As with other volumes in the series, the studies are placed into context by a specially-written introduction.
Publisher: Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Since the early 1990s, there has been an enormous growth in scholarship addressing the theoretical aspects of anti-discrimination law. Touching upon a number of jurisdictions, this volume collects many of the most illuminating articles published since then. As with other volumes in the series, the studies are placed into context by a specially-written introduction.
Affirmative Action in Antidiscrimination Law and Policy
Author: Samuel Leiter
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791455098
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of the past, present, and future of affirmative action in the United States.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791455098
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of the past, present, and future of affirmative action in the United States.
Foundations of Employment Discrimination Law
Author: John J. Donohue
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Foundations of Employment Discrimination Law, part of the Interdisciplinary Readers in Law Series, looks at the moral and philosophical issues of employment and discrimination, featuring readings from Isaiah Berlin, Owen Fiss, and Milton Friedman. It covers the general development of the law, and devotes a section each to race discrimination, sex discrimination, and age and disability discrimination. Within each section Donohue considers the theories, economic issues, and the impact of the law, and includes a selection of critical perspectives
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Foundations of Employment Discrimination Law, part of the Interdisciplinary Readers in Law Series, looks at the moral and philosophical issues of employment and discrimination, featuring readings from Isaiah Berlin, Owen Fiss, and Milton Friedman. It covers the general development of the law, and devotes a section each to race discrimination, sex discrimination, and age and disability discrimination. Within each section Donohue considers the theories, economic issues, and the impact of the law, and includes a selection of critical perspectives
Toward Equal Opportunity: a Study of State and Local Antidiscrimination Laws
Author: Duane Lockard
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Comment on political aspects of enacting anti-discrimination legislation in the USA in respect of minority groups, with particular reference to legal provisions in respect of equal employment opportunities for Blacks - covers government policy, parliamentary practices, etc.
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Comment on political aspects of enacting anti-discrimination legislation in the USA in respect of minority groups, with particular reference to legal provisions in respect of equal employment opportunities for Blacks - covers government policy, parliamentary practices, etc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Under Federal Law
Author: United States Commission on Civil Rights
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Labor Market Data Needs Relating to Antidiscrimination Activity
Author: Barbara R. Bergmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The utilization of data in combatting employment discrimination against women and minorities is reviewed in this paper. Suggestions are made for changes which would allow better use of data in formulating national policy and in enforcing the laws and executive orders against discrimination. For purposes of overall policy formation, emphasis is put on providing better information for Hispanics, and in reforming labor turnover data so that they are more revealing of the extent to which discrimination continues. Changes are suggested in the way employment and unemployment data are collected and published, in order to remove biases which minimize the problems of discriminated-against groups. With respect to data collected by the agencies charged with enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and executive orders, it is suggested that there be a shift of emphasis from the collection of data on stocks (numbers of employed) to data on flows (numbers of hires, promotions, separations) by occupation, and that such data be published by name of firm for large firms. It is also suggested that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) develop a methodology for issuing estimates of availability by race x sex x occupation, and pair up such estimates with the data by firm name suggested above. (Author/GC).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The utilization of data in combatting employment discrimination against women and minorities is reviewed in this paper. Suggestions are made for changes which would allow better use of data in formulating national policy and in enforcing the laws and executive orders against discrimination. For purposes of overall policy formation, emphasis is put on providing better information for Hispanics, and in reforming labor turnover data so that they are more revealing of the extent to which discrimination continues. Changes are suggested in the way employment and unemployment data are collected and published, in order to remove biases which minimize the problems of discriminated-against groups. With respect to data collected by the agencies charged with enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and executive orders, it is suggested that there be a shift of emphasis from the collection of data on stocks (numbers of employed) to data on flows (numbers of hires, promotions, separations) by occupation, and that such data be published by name of firm for large firms. It is also suggested that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) develop a methodology for issuing estimates of availability by race x sex x occupation, and pair up such estimates with the data by firm name suggested above. (Author/GC).
Antidiscrimination in Employment
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Rights on Trial
Author: Ellen Berrey
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022646699X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Gerry Handley faced years of blatant race-based harassment before he filed a complaint against his employer: racist jokes, signs reading “KKK” in his work area, and even questions from coworkers as to whether he had sex with his daughter as slaves supposedly did. He had an unusually strong case, with copious documentation and coworkers’ support, and he settled for $50,000, even winning back his job. But victory came at a high cost. Legal fees cut into Mr. Handley’s winnings, and tensions surrounding the lawsuit poisoned the workplace. A year later, he lost his job due to downsizing by his company. Mr. Handley exemplifies the burden plaintiffs bear in contemporary civil rights litigation. In the decades since the civil rights movement, we’ve made progress, but not nearly as much as it might seem. On the surface, America’s commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace has never been clearer. Virtually every company has antidiscrimination policies in place, and there are laws designed to protect these rights across a range of marginalized groups. But, as Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen compellingly show, this progressive vision of the law falls far short in practice. When aggrieved individuals turn to the law, the adversarial character of litigation imposes considerable personal and financial costs that make plaintiffs feel like they’ve lost regardless of the outcome of the case. Employer defendants also are dissatisfied with the system, often feeling “held up” by what they see as frivolous cases. And even when the case is resolved in the plaintiff’s favor, the conditions that gave rise to the lawsuit rarely change. In fact, the contemporary approach to workplace discrimination law perversely comes to reinforce the very hierarchies that antidiscrimination laws were created to redress. Based on rich interviews with plaintiffs, attorneys, and representatives of defendants and an original national dataset on case outcomes, Rights on Trial reveals the fundamental flaws of workplace discrimination law and offers practical recommendations for how we might better respond to persistent patterns of discrimination.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022646699X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Gerry Handley faced years of blatant race-based harassment before he filed a complaint against his employer: racist jokes, signs reading “KKK” in his work area, and even questions from coworkers as to whether he had sex with his daughter as slaves supposedly did. He had an unusually strong case, with copious documentation and coworkers’ support, and he settled for $50,000, even winning back his job. But victory came at a high cost. Legal fees cut into Mr. Handley’s winnings, and tensions surrounding the lawsuit poisoned the workplace. A year later, he lost his job due to downsizing by his company. Mr. Handley exemplifies the burden plaintiffs bear in contemporary civil rights litigation. In the decades since the civil rights movement, we’ve made progress, but not nearly as much as it might seem. On the surface, America’s commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace has never been clearer. Virtually every company has antidiscrimination policies in place, and there are laws designed to protect these rights across a range of marginalized groups. But, as Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen compellingly show, this progressive vision of the law falls far short in practice. When aggrieved individuals turn to the law, the adversarial character of litigation imposes considerable personal and financial costs that make plaintiffs feel like they’ve lost regardless of the outcome of the case. Employer defendants also are dissatisfied with the system, often feeling “held up” by what they see as frivolous cases. And even when the case is resolved in the plaintiff’s favor, the conditions that gave rise to the lawsuit rarely change. In fact, the contemporary approach to workplace discrimination law perversely comes to reinforce the very hierarchies that antidiscrimination laws were created to redress. Based on rich interviews with plaintiffs, attorneys, and representatives of defendants and an original national dataset on case outcomes, Rights on Trial reveals the fundamental flaws of workplace discrimination law and offers practical recommendations for how we might better respond to persistent patterns of discrimination.
Antidiscrimination Law and Social Equality
Author: Andrew Koppelman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077254
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Arguing that although it is not the role of a liberal state to shape its citizens' beliefs, this work suggests that a moral code for the prevention of discrimination is needed. The text responds to objections to discrimination law from liberal theory, and outlines the moral principles it posits.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300077254
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Arguing that although it is not the role of a liberal state to shape its citizens' beliefs, this work suggests that a moral code for the prevention of discrimination is needed. The text responds to objections to discrimination law from liberal theory, and outlines the moral principles it posits.