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Discrimination
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Employment & Labor
Back To The Drawing Board: Federal Court Denies Consent Decree Approval To EEOC Consent Decree
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex S. Oxyer, and Alex W. Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida,…
International Law Prof Blog
Kudos to Int’l Law Prof Blog Founder Professor Mark Wojcik
The Officers and Trustees of the Pound Civil Justice Institute have bestowed the Institute’s 2021 Civil Justice Scholarship Award to International Law Prof Blog founder and editor Prof. Mark Wojcik (UIC-John…
Texas Employment Lawyer
A Steeper Hill: The Effects of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Appointment on Employer Rights
Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was widely considered to be one of the most employee-friendly justices in the Supreme Court’s modern era. Through her lengthy tenure on the…
Employment Law Lookout
Between a Rock and a Hard Place–Employer’s Longstanding Efforts to Improve Diversity Leads to Accusation of “Reverse” Discrimination
By Brandon L. Dixon and Erin Dougherty Foley Seyfarth Synopsis: A recently filed “reverse” discrimination action in an Ohio federal court is reflective of a trend about which we recently cautioned employers.…
Land Use Prof Blog
Mandelker & Alexander: Minority Discrimination Through Popular Vote in the Land Use Process
Dan Mandelker and Trevor Alexander have posted Minority Discrimination Through Popular Vote in the Land Use Process on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Voter participation in the land use process can…
PropertyProf Blog
Mandelker and Alexander on Land Use and Discrimination
By Chris Odinet
Daniel R. Mandelker (Washington University) and Trevor Alexander (WashU Student) have posted Minority Discrimination Through Popular Vote in the Land Use Process (Zoning and Planning Law Report) on SSRN. Here's…
Employment & Labor
Leaving The Laches Open: Federal Court Denies Employer’s Dispositive Motions Despite EEOC’s Seven-Year Delay In Filing Suit
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex W. Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: In an EEOC-initiated lawsuit - EEOC v. LogistiCare Solutions LLC, No. 20-CV-852, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
Health Law Prof Blog
Overambition as Disability: Discrimination of Excellence
Julia M. Puaschunder (Harvard University), Overambition as Disability: Discrimination of Excellence, SSRN:This paper draws attention to discrimination of excellence in order to propose an inequality alleviation strategy in connecting overachievers…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
How Pregnant Employees Fare When Denied Workplace Accommodations, Some Improvement 5 Years After Young v. UPS
By Tracy Thomas
Nicole B. Porter, Accommodating Pregnancy Five Years After Young v. UPS: Where We Are & Where We Should Go, 14 St. Louis U. J. Health L. & Pol'y, ForthcomingThis Article…
Religion Clause
10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Colorado Ban On Discriminating Against Same-Sex Weddings
On Monday, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of appeals heard oral arguments (audio of full arguments) in 303 Creative v. Elenis. In the case, plaintiff Lorie Smith wanted to expand her business…