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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Women are Calling Out Medical Gaslighting
By Tracy Thomas
NYT, Women are Calling Out "Medical Gaslighting"Patients who have felt that their symptoms were inappropriately dismissed as minor or primarily psychological by doctors are using the term “medical gaslighting” to…
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Discrimination Laws And The Will Smith Academy Awards Slap
Everyone who isn't on a desert island with no wifi knows that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after Chris Rock made fun of Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia. Lots of folks…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Shanta Trivedi on “Supreme Mom Guilt” in Ms. Magazine
By Jamie Abrams
Shanta Trivedi writes for Ms. Magazine The Supreme Mom Guilt is Real: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Motherhood. The struggles of employed motherhood in a society that is not built to…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Pennsylvania District Court Rules ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) Unconstitutional
By Jamie Abrams
ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) prohibits attorneys from “knowingly engag[ing] in conduct constituting harassment or discrimination based upon race, sex, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ethnicity,…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Goldilocks Conundrum: Disclosing Discrimination Risks in Informed Consent
Anya Prince (University of Iowa), Sonia M. Suter (George Washington University), Wendy Uhlmann (University of Michigan), Aaron Scherer (University of Iowa), The Goldilocks Conundrum: Disclosing Discrimination Risks in Informed Consent,…
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Alabama Law Review Symposium: “The End of Animus: The Lifespan of Impermissible Purposes”
Main Wednesday, March 23, 2022Alabama Law Review Symposium: "The End of Animus: The Lifespan of Impermissible Purposes"A substantial number of cases in recent years, including Trump v. Hawaii, Masterpiece Cakeshop,…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
New EEOC Guidance Spotlights Caregivers in the Workplace
By Sheri L. Giger, Katharine C. Weber, Jenifer M. Bologna
As the number of employees requesting flexible work arrangements increases, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a new technical assistance document, “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Caregiver Discrimination Under Federal…
Achkar Law Blog
Human Rights Tribunal Application: How Much To Ask For
It is not easy to put a price on the pain caused by discrimination and harassment, especially when drafting a Human Rights Tribunal application. One of the remedies ordered by…
Consumer Finance Litigation Bulletin
CFPB's Use of its UDAAP Authority to Address Illegal Discrimination
By Publisher
CFPB's intended use of its UDAAP authority to investigate, and regulate and enforce against illegal "discrimination" in financial products and services breaks open the proverbial damn, with such authority washing…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
Regulation by Definition: CFPB Broadens Definition of “Unfairness” to Rein in Discrimination
By Moorari Shah, A.J. Dhaliwal
In a significant move, the CFPB announced on March 16 a revision to its supervisory operations to address discrimination outside of the traditional fair lending context, with future plans to…