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Employment Discrimination
Class Term:
Fall Term 2022-2023
Catalog Number:
5216
Professor(s):
Professor
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.