Category: Employment Law
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Sex Discrimination: Comparable Worth Theory in Bohm v. L. B. Hartz Wholesale Corp
By Jeannie Kim — Sex discrimination in the workplace is a highly controversial issue that has remained relevant for decades, as people hold different definitions of equality and what it should look like. Because sex discrimination cases tend to be…
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The Discriminatory Adversity in Defining “Adverse Employment Action”
By Kelly Kim — Wanza Cole, an African American woman, worked as an educator at the Wake County Board of Education in North Carolina from 1992-2015, where she eventually became a school principal in 2007. After claims of inadequate evaluation…
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More Than Money: The Costs of Caretaking for People with Disabilities
By Jeannie Kim — Many states have instituted governmental programs that provide support for people with disabilities that also assist those who are low-income. One major federal provision that often intersects with these disability rights programs is the U.S. Housing…
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The Legality of Tattoo Discrimination in Employment
By Leyuan Ma — In recent years, tattoos have become increasingly popular as a form of body art in the United States. According to a 2019 survey, 30% of Americans have at least one tattoo, an increase from 21% in…
