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Book SynopsisOn the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, Raymond F. Gregory evaluates our progress towards the full implementation of one of the law's key provisions: Title VII, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace. Gregory looks at key litigation as the law has come to include discrimination based on more than just race, but on gender, age, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. From the segregationist policies of the past to lingering workplace oppression in the form of sexual harassment, age discrimination, and religious conflicts, the places we work have always been the scenes of some of our greatest civil rights battles. This study of the landmark cases and rulings, and debates surrounding workplace discrimination of all kinds sheds light on the cultural tensions we grapple with in America. Gregory also looks at the broader history of oppression suffered, recognized, and overcome, in the 50 years since this country passed its Civil Rights Act. In addition to a
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Enactment of the Employment Discrimination Laws 1.Employment Discrimination Prior to 1964 2.Enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 Part II. Early Employment Discrimination Cases 3.Proving Employment Discrimination 4.Early Race Discrimination Cases 5.Early Sex Discrimination Cases 6.Early National Origin Discrimination Cases 7.Early Religious Discrimination Cases 8.Early Age Discrimination Cases Part III. Later Trends in the Development of the Employment Discrimination Laws 9.Congressional Amendment of Title VII and the ADEA 10.Current Trends in the Law Prohibiting Race Discrimination 11. Current Trends in the Law Prohibiting Sex Discrimination 12. Current Trends in the Law Prohibiting Discrimination of Pregnant Women 13. Current Trends in the Law Prohibiting Discrimination of Women with Children 14.Sexual Harassment and the Sex Discrimination Prohibitions of Title VII 15.Employer Liability for Employee Acts of Sexual Harassment 16.Current Trends in the Law Prohibiting National Origin Discrimination 17.Current Trends in the Law Prohibiting Religious Discrimination 18.The Ministerial Exception to Title VII Prohibition of Religious Discrimination 19.Accommodating Employee Religious Beliefs and Practices 20. Current Trends in the Law Prohibiting Age Discrimination Part IV. Proving Employment Discrimination 21. Later Developments in Proving Discrimination in Title VII Cases 22. Later Developments in Proving Discrimination in ADEA Cases Part V. More Recent Developments 23. The Gender Gap and the Lilly Ledbetter Case 24. Same Sex Sexual Harassment 25. Retaliation 26. Arbitration Part VI. The EEOC and the Private Attorney 27. Political and Judicial Opposition to the Employment Discrimination Laws 28. The Roles of the EEOC and the Private Attorney Part VII. The Future of the Employment Discrimination Laws 29. What Lay Ahead for the Employment Discrimination Laws? Table of Cases Endnotes
