The Oyez Project: Civil Rights Issues - Sex Discrimination in Employment Decisions

Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act applied the prohibition of employment discrimination to employers with fifteen or more employees. Did this limit federal courts' subject matter jurisdiction, or did it only raise an issue going to the merits of a Title VII claim?

Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

Does a policy barring the participation of potentially fertile and pregnant women in occupations that could be detrimental to their reproductive capacities constitute sexual discrimination in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Did Sheila White suffer retaliatory discrimination for which her employer may be held liable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Must a plaintiff present direct evidence of discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motive instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991?

Dothard v. Rawlinson - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 27 Jun 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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General Electric Co. v. Gilbert - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 07 Dec 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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Harris v. Forklift Sys. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 09 Nov 1993 12:00:00 -0500

Must sexual harassment "seriously affect [an employee's] psychological well being" in order to create an "abusive work environment" that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Los Angeles Dept. Of Water & Power v. Manhart - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 25 Apr 1978 12:00:00 -0500

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Mckennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 Jan 1995 12:00:00 -0500

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Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 06 Dec 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:00:00 -0500

When a supervisor makes a workplace environment so hostile (through sexual harassment) that an employee has no choice but to quit, may the employee bring suit even if she did not use the internal procedures established by the employer to report sexual harassment claims?

Pollard v. DuPont - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 04 Jun 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Does "front pay" constitute an element of compensatory damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1991, such that it is subject to the Act's statutory cap on such damages?

Richmond Unified School District v. Berg - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 06 Dec 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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Wimberly v. Labor & Industrial Rel. Comm'n - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 21 Jan 1987 12:00:00 -0500

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