LAW 5216: Employment Discrimination - 2174

Employment Discrimination
Class Term:
Spring Term 2016-2017
Catalog Number:
5216
Class Number:
20392
Class Schedule:
Monday, Wednesday
10:30 am
11:45 am
Room:
LAW 111
Professor(s):

Professor

Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3 (3 Contact, 0 Field)
Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
Standard Courses

Additional Information

There will be a class website for this course on TWEN.

Grading Details

Grading will be based on 3.5 hour in-class final examination.  Class participation may also be factored into final grades (on a plus/minus basis), depending on the final enrollment in the course.

Description

This course will examine federal statutory law as it applies to employment discrimination, with an emphasis on discrimination based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion and age.  The most prominent statutes in this area are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and an older civil rights statute from the Reconstruction era, 42 U.S.C. §1981. The course will explore the substantive meanings of “discrimination” under these acts, the models of proof for establishing a claim, the theoretical underpinnings of the statutes, and some of the procedural and remedial issues relevant to employment discrimination law.

Employment Discrimination