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Discrimination
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California Employment Law Update
Release Agreement May Not Have Barred Later Discrimination Claims
By Tony Oncidi
Butler v. The Vons Companies, Inc., 140 Cal. App. 4th 943 (2006) While working as a stock clerk for Vons, Sheldon Butler signed a “Compromise and Release Settlement Agreement” arising…
Labor Law Prof Blog
2nd Circuit on Title VII Timely Filing
Ross Runkel in his Employment Law Memo (of July 17th) has this blurb on the case of McPherson v. New York Dept of Educ., No. 05-4387 (2nd Cir., July 13,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Fired for Being “So Big and Sloppy”
Big Fat Blog has a story (through Newsday) of a New York City school teacher who was apparently fired for his sheer size. Michael Frank, who is 6' 4" and…
California Employment Law Update
Temporary County Employee Was Not Discriminated Against On The Basis Of Her Disability
By Tony Oncidi
Jenkins v. County of Riverside, 138 Cal. App. 4th 593 (2006) Evelyn Jenkins worked as a full-time “Office Assistant II” for the County for six years before her employment was…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
11th Cir. – Discrimination Claim Was Property of Estate that Debtor Could Not Pursue
By Sunghee Sohn
In Jones v. Clayton County, 2006 U.S.App. 13925 (11th Cir. June 7, 2006), the plaintiff filed a racial discrimination claim against Clayton County. However, as the plaintiff had filed a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Alien Land Laws Redux?
From the Los Angeles Times (June 19, 2006): Two months ago, all Alina Arguello had to do to find Latino home buyers was put up a sign and answer her…
ContractsProf Blog
Twin Cities GLBT Group Sues Newspaper
The Twin Cities Business Journal reports on this "discrimination and breach of contract" lawsuit arising out of the annual Twin Cities Pride event: The organizer of the Twin Cities Pride…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Coming Soon — SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Lee Hall has an entry on noncitizen's rights in the SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, which is described below.Projected Publication Date: May 2007 Important changes both in individual…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Arousing the Jealousy of the Boss’ Wife
[T]his case presents the limited question of whether Title VII's prohibition on discrimination on the basis of "sex" includes a termination on the basis of an employee's admitted, consensual sexual…
Labor Law Prof Blog
New Book: Wang on “Discrimination by Default: How Racism Becomes Routine”
Here is an article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on a new book about discrimination by Lu-in Wang (Pittsburgh) entitled: Discrimination by Default: How Racism Becomes Routine (NYU Press 2006).The thesis…