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Discrimination
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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Texas Bar Assoc. Fires Lawyer Soon After Disclosing Illness
A former employee has sued the State Bar of Texas alleging discrimination based on his disability. The former employee was a lawyer for some 15 years with the State bar.…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Courtney Joslin on Same-Sex Marriage Bans and the Questionable Rationale of Harm to Children
Courtney G. Joslin (University of California, Davis - School of Law) has posted Searching for Harm: Same-Sex Marriage and the Well-Being of Children on SSRN. Here is the abstract: For…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Psychology Perspectives on Discrimination
Richard Moberly (Nebraska) sends us word of the upcoming (April 21-22) conference Evolving Issues in Discrimination: Social Science and Legal Perspectives. Presenters include Catherine Smith (Denver) Henry Chambers (Richmond), and…
The Faculty Lounge
Whitewashed
I've just finished reading John Tehranian's recent book, Whitewashed: America's Invisible Middle Eastern Minority. Although known better as an intellectual property and entertainment lawyer, Tehranian has put together a really…
Employment Law Worldview
Paved with Good Intentions
The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision in Eversheds Legal Services Limited –v- De Belin issued earlier this month reinforces the ever-present scope in HR matters for going down in flames under…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
N.Y. Times Editorial on Wal-Mart v. Dukes
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
This editorial about the Wal-Mart v. Dukes case, now pending in the Supreme Court, appeared in yesterday’s New York Times. From the text:[D]uring oral argument last week, conservative justices and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Wayne Law, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights to combat ‘hate’ incidents through Michigan Allies Project
Wayne State University Law School and its Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights are pleased to announce the creation of the Michigan Allies Project. The project will collect data…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Fanto et alia on Board Diversity
Justifying Board Diversity, by James A. Fanto, Brooklyn Law School; Lawrence M. Solan, Brooklyn Law School; and John M. Darley, Princeton University, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 31, 2011
Drawing on 159 posts on The LexBlog Network, today's toss around the diamond includes great advice on the use of Twitter hashtags by #LauraGutierrez, insight on the Microsoft/Apple 'APP STORE' case from…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Can an Employer Reject a Job Applicant Based on a Previous Bankruptcy?
By Jason Shinn
Employers commonly ask if it is legally permissible to use a job applicant's prior bankruptcy filing in making hiring decisions. A recent court opinion out of the Third Circuit (the…