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Discrimination
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Employment Law Watch
House of Lords reforms approach to disability-related discrimination cases
By Ruth Bonino
In the case of Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm, the House of Lords has made potentially major changes to the law on disability-related…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Reported Disability During Investigation Into His Alleged Wrongdoing Was Not Discriminated Against
By Tony Oncidi
Arteaga v. Brink’s, Inc., 163 Cal. App. 4th 327 (2008) Brink’s employee Carlos Arteaga was the subject of an internal investigation into various shortages totaling $7,668 that occurred while he…
inversecondemnation.com
SCOTUS: Tribal Court Has No Jurisdiction Over Discrimination Claim Against Non-Indian
In the buzz generated by the Exxon Valdez punitive damages decision and the Second Amendment ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the last few days of the term, little…
La Revue
Lutte contre les discriminations : en bref
Nouvelle loi La Loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 portant diverses dispositions d'adaptation au droit communautaire dans le domaine de la lutte contre les discriminations transpose plusieurs directives européennes.…
Litigation & Trial
Can Private Organizations Discriminate?
West Virginia Business Litigation details an interesting case:The lawsuit alleges that Frank, a former West Virginia Grand Master, was expelled from the Masons as a result of his successful efforts…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Increasing Problem for Military Employees
The New York Times has a recent article on the problem that many military reservists are facing when trying to return to their previous jobs after active duty. What is…
Labor Law Prof Blog
If You Appoint, They Will Adjudicate
Here's a strange situation from my soon-to-be home town:In a Milwaukee variation on the old tree-falling-in-a-forest question, Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. is asking whether the city could get…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Hellman on When Discrimination is Wrong?
Deborah Hellman has written a timely book, When is Discrimination Wrong? (Harvard Press 2008), on the meaning of discrimination, which more than applies to our world of employment discrimination law.Here…
Labor Law Prof Blog
PING: Supreme Court Limits Government Employees From Bringing Certain Employment Discrimination LawsuitsURL: http://www.acsblog.org/economic-workplace-and-environmental-regulation-supreme-court-limits-government-employees-from-bringing-certain-employment-discrimination-lawsuits.htmlIP: 206.135.15.187BLOG NAME: ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution SocietyDATE: 06/09/2008 12:54:38 PMIn a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court in Engquist v. Oregon Dep’t of Agriculture held that a discrimination lawsuit against the government for engaging in class of one discrimination does not apply in …
As Radiohead once said, "No Surprises." (The mood of the song is perfect for this post. Listen to it as you read - "They don't speak for us.").Here's the syllabus…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Association Discrimination and the ADA
Today's Wall Street Journal contains an extensive discussion of association discrimination claims under the ADA:Two lawsuits now pending could open the door to manymore claims under a little-known provision of…