Legal Analysis of Potential Impact of the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Upon the Use by Insurance Companies of Gender As a Risk Classification.

Analyzes language in the proposed Equal Rights Amendment in terms of its potential impact upon the use by insurance companies of gender as a risk classification. Discusses Supreme Court interpretation of State action doctrine in cases of discrimination involving State action, and reviews issue conce...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1983.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Analyzes language in the proposed Equal Rights Amendment in terms of its potential impact upon the use by insurance companies of gender as a risk classification. Discusses Supreme Court interpretation of State action doctrine in cases of discrimination involving State action, and reviews issue concerning whether the enforcement language in the proposal can be used by Congress to reach private action.
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