What the new civil rights law will mean to organizations
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Both at the state and the federal levels new laws banning affirmative action are on the drawing boards, a sign of the public's growing disaffection with such programs. At present, these programs cover 95,000 companies with 27 million workers on their payrolls. These programs have not been very effective as they have helped integrate blue collar unions as well as the police and fire departments but little else. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has a huge backlog. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 restates the law but does little to lessen the large amount of paperwork required. Perhaps it is time for new laws.
Publication Name: Labor Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0023-6586
Year: 1995
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Labor pains: the rights of the pregnant employee
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in providing protections for the pregnant employee. Court decisions have also come down on the side of the pregnant woman, asserting that pregnancy discrimination amounts to sex discrimination. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 added new penalties for firms found guilty of discrimination. The courts have held both for and against fetal protection policies, another prong in the rights of the pregnant employee. The Supreme Court has stated that these cases should be decided according to the concept of disparate treatment.
Publication Name: Labor Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0023-6586
Year: 1992
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