
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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Publish Frequency | Annually |
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Product Line | Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. |
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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