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Unequal : how America's courts undermine discrimination law /

Most Americans assume that that employees alleging workplace discrimination face the same legal system as other litigants. However, employment discrimination cases have fared increasingly poorly in the courts and have come to operate in a fundamentally different legal system than other claims. In Un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sperino, Sandra F. (Author), Thomas, Suja A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Series:Law and current events masters.
Subjects:
Discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination in employment > Law and legislation > United States.
Courts > United States.
Justice, Administration of > United States.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Courts
Discrimination in employment > Law and legislation
Discrimination > Law and legislation
Justice, Administration of
United States
United States of America.
National courts.
Judges.
Employees.
Equality.
Labour law.
Discrimination.
Cases.
Electronic books.
Tribunaux > États-Unis.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Series; Unequal; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Ways Judges Dismiss Cases; 3. How Discrimination Disappears; 4. Down the Rabbit Hole; 5. Causation; 6. Frameworks; 7. Politics; 8. Fakers and Floodgates; 9. Why Workers Lose; 10. The Future of Discrimination Law; Notes; Index