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Discrimination
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Employment Law Worldview
West Ham FC’s discrimination own goal
The penultimate day of the Premier League football season saw West Ham United FC, led by their Israeli manager Avram Grant, relegated to the Championship for the second time in…
International Law Prof Blog
Violence Against LGBT Persons Around the World
The United Nations human rights chief urged governments to do more to eliminate discrimination and prejudice based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In a video message marking the International…
Land Use Prof Blog
Ramapo Village Spent $450,000 in Losing Battle over Discriminatory Zoning
Most land use professors are familiar with the town of Ramapo, New York, whose phased-growth program was upheld as constitutional nearly 40 years ago. Among other things, the court in…
California Employment Law Update
May 2011 California Employment Law Notes
We invite you to review our newly posted May 2011 California Employment Law Notes -- a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The…
The Faculty Lounge
How Not To Grade A Pregnant Student
Professor Edward Feldman of the UC Davis vet school has resigned his position as chair of the UC Davis vet school's Department of Medicine and Epidemiology. The reason? He justifiably…
The Appellate Strategist
Against “Rough Justice” Part One: The Fidelity Imperative
By Vance Wittie
In his recent article in the online magazine, Slate, Richard Thompson Ford discusses the key class action case, Wal-Mart v. Dukes, currently pending before the Supreme Court. Ford notes some of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination
The U.S Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s newly updated brochure, Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination, is available in 17 languages at http://www.justice.gov/crt/publications/. The brochures describe statutory protections against discrimination…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Rights Groups: U.S. Government Targeting Muslims via Immigration System , Call for Immigration Reform, Transparency, Rights Protections
The U.S. government’s aggressive use of the immigration system in its counterterrorism efforts discriminates against Muslims and violates international human rights law, said the Center for Human Rights and Global…
California Workplace Law Blog
Court Applies Alter Ego Doctrine to Determine Liability for Discrimination By Sole Shareholder as an Employer
individual, liability, FEHA, CFRA, "sole shareholder", discrimination, "alter ego", employer, employee
California Employment Law Update
Telecommunications Installer’s Disability Discrimination Claim Was Properly Dismissed On Summary Judgment
By Tony Oncidi
DFEH v. Lucent Technologies, Inc., 642 F.3d 728 (2011) The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Steven Carauddo alleged Lucent violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act when…