Representing Plaintiffs in Title VII Actions, Fifth Edition

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• Summary judgment
• A greatly expanded discussion of jury trials
• A groundbreaking chapter on religious discrimination
• A section on race and national origin
• An important chapter on choice of forum
• An expanded discussion of sexual harassment litigation with an explanation of new decisions from the Supreme Court
• Extensive analysis of damages and the preserving of damage awards
• And more.

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PART I - PROHIBITED & PERMITTED PRACTICES

Chapter 1. DISPARATE TREATMENT BY EMPLOYERS, “BECAUSE OF” ANIMUS

• 1.01 Introduction
• 1.02 Indirect Evidence and Genuine Issues: The McDonnell Douglas Approach
• 1.03 Direct Evidence and Genuine Issues
• 1.04 The Seventh Circuit’s Approach

Chapter 2. DISPARATE TREATMENT BY EMPLOYER, “MOTIVATED BY” ANIMUS

• 2.01 Genuine Issues and Motivating Factor Causation
• 2.02 Remedies, Including Attorney’s Fees and Costs

Chapter 3. HARASSMENT

• 3.01 Introduction
• 3.02 Elements of a Title VII Harassment Claim
• 3.03 Basis for Liability

Chapter 4. RETALIATION

• 4.01 Introduction
• 4.02 Retaliation Analyzed in the McDonnell Douglas Mode
• 4.03 Not McDonnell Douglas: Proof of Retaliation by Direct Evidence
• 4.04 The Seventh Circuit’s Approach
• 4.05 EEOC Charge Filing in Retaliation Cases
• 4.06 Other Federal Retaliation Remedies

Chapter 5. FAILURE TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION TO A RELIGIOUS BELIEF

• 5.01 Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation to a Religious Belief

Chapter 6. DISPARATE IMPACT

• 6.01 Introduction
• 6.02 Disparate Impact Details
• 6.03 Other Issues

Chapter 7. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED PRACTICES, AND PERMITTED PRACTICES

• 7.01 Additional Prohibited Practices and Permitted Practices

PART II - PRE-LITIGATION CHARGE FILING

Chapter 8. PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS

• 8.01 Introduction
• 8.02 Race and Color
• 8.03 National Origin
• 8.04 Religion
• 8.05 Sex
• 8.06 “Plus” Discrimination

Chapter 9. CHARGING PARTIES AND RESPONDENTS

• 9.01 Charging Parties and Respondents

Chapter 10. CHARGE FILING THROUGH RIGHT-TO-SUE LETTERS

• 10.01 Timeliness of an EEOC Charge
• 10.02 Administrative Adequacy of an EEOC Charge
• 10.03 Charge Investigation, and Charging Party’s Cooperation
• 10.04 Charge Conciliation
• 10.05 Right-to-Sue Letters

Chapter 11. CASE SELECTION, RETAINERS, AND INFORMAL INVESTIGATION

• 11.01 Case—and—Client—Selection Considerations
• 11.02 Investigating the Case

PART III - LITIGATION

Chapter 12. GETTING THE CASE INTO COURT

• 12.01 Issues that the EEOC May Have Considered Previously
• 12.02 Timely Filing of Suit
• 12.03 Aligning the Lawsuit with the Charge: Exhaustion of EEOC Remedies
• 12.04 Other Variables Before and During Litigation

Chapter 13. DISCOVERY AND ADMISSIBILITY

• 13.01 Defendant’s Discovery of Records from Plaintiff’s Earlier, Later, and Current Employers
• 13.02 Other Evidence Relating to Liability
• 13.03 Other Evidence Relating to Damages
• 13.04 Miscellaneous

Chapter 14. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS

• 14.01 Dispositive Motions

Chapter 15. JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER JURY ISSUES

• 15.01 Jury Questions in Title VII Cases
• 15.02 Jury Selection
• 15.03 Closing Arguments
• Appendix A Sample Jury Questionnaire

PART IV - SPECIAL LITIGATION CONTEXTS

Chapter 16. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

• 16.01 Title VII Coverage and Administrative Exhaustion
• 16.02 Suit Filing by Federal Employees

Chapter 17. CLASS ACTIONS, INCLUDING PATTERN-OR-PRACTICE EVIDENCE

• 17.01 Class Actions: Initial Considerations
• 17.02 Class Certification
• 17.03 Liability
• 17.04 Remedies

PART V - REMEDIES

Chapter 18. REMEDIES: DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIONS

• 18.01 Introduction
• 18.02 Equitable Relief
• 18.03 Compensatory and Punitive Damages
• 18.04 Remedies in Motivating Factor and Disparate Impact Cases
• 18.05 Interest
• 18.06 Taxability of Remedies

Chapter 19. FEES AND COSTS

• 19.01 Prevailing Party
• 19.02 Setting a Fee Award
• 19.03 Setting a Cost Award
• 19.04 Procedural Considerations
• 19.05 Sanctions

Table of Cases
Table of Statutes and Rules
Index