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The Civil Rights Act and the battle to end workplace discrimination : a 50 year history Cover Image Book Book

The Civil Rights Act and the battle to end workplace discrimination : a 50 year history / Raymond F. Gregory.

Gregory, Raymond F., 1927- (author.).

Summary:

From the segregationist policies of the past to lingering workplace oppression in the form of sexual harassment, age discrimination and religious conflicts, American workplaces have always been the scenes of some of our greatest civil rights battles. On the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, civil rights litigation expert Raymond F. Gregory traces the history of the national effort to enforce Title VII, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781442237223
  • ISBN: 1442237228
  • Physical Description: xii, 327 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Employment discrimination prior to 1964 -- Enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 -- Proving employment discrimination -- Early race discrimination cases -- Early sex discrimination cases -- Early national origin discrimination cases -- Early religious discrimination cases -- Early age discrimination cases -- Congressional amendment of Title VII and the ADEA -- Current trends in the law prohibiting race discrimination -- Current trends in the law prohibiting sex discrimination -- Current trends in the law prohibiting discrimination of pregnant women -- Current trends in the law prohibiting discrimination of women with children -- Sexual harassment and the sex discrimination prohibitions of Title VII -- Employer liability for employee acts of sexual harassment -- Current trends in the law prohibiting national origin discrimination -- Current trends in the law prohibiting religious discrimination -- The ministerial exception -- Accommodating employee religious beliefs and practices -- Current trends in the law prohibiting age discrimination -- Later developments in proving discrimination in Title VII cases -- Later developments in proving discrimination in ADEA cases -- The gender gap and the Lilly Ledbetter case -- Same sex sexual harassment -- Retaliation -- Arbitration -- Political and judicial opposition to the employment discrimination laws -- The roles of the EEOC and the private attorney -- What lies ahead for the employment discrimination laws?

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Subject: Discrimination in employment > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination in employment > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (United States)
Discrimination in employment > Law and legislation.
United States.
Genre: History.

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