Civil Rights
This is FindLaw’s collection of Civil Rights articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly, the right to vote, freedom from involuntary servitude, and the right to equality in public places. Corporations have been gaining more civil rights in the courts throughout the years. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Civil Rights Articles
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Sexual Harassment and Corporate Liability
Having sexual harassment policies in place is no guaranty that your clients or their employees are adequately protected. After all, many businesses still make common mistakes particularly when it comes to investigating claims of harassment and discrimination. For example, they may fail to maintain confidentiality to remind parties about policies regarding retaliation. If you represent corporate clients, it's important to ensure that their policies, both in writing and in practice, sufficiently protect their employees and reduce risks of liability. This is especially important considering the prospect of multi-million dollar verdicts. Read on to learn more about sexual harassment in the corporate workplace and ways to protect your clients.
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EEOC Guidance On ADA Reasonable Accommodation.
Since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), employers and courts alike have struggled to make sense of the ADA's reasonable accommodation requirement. In March 1999, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued ...
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How to Hire Right and Fire Right Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
INTRODUCTION All hiring and firing decisions should be made with a view towards avoiding potential legal problems. The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) presents special considerations that heighten an employer's need to tread carefully ...
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Discrimination Based on Sex
Generally, there are five (5) categories of discrimination that the law prohibits from taking place in the workplace. These categories of discrimination include: race, sex (or gender), religion, age, and disability. In order to fully understand ...
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Discrimination and Harassment Limitations on a Supervisor’s Personal Liability
Discrimination and wrongful termination cases involve high stakes litigation for potentially large judgments, which are generally not covered by liability insurance. Many wrongful termination, discrimination, or harassment in employment lawsuits ...
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Mental Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act: What Qualifies?
The number of people claiming that they have been discriminated against because of alleged mental disabilities has increased in recent years. Nearly 13 percent of all of the ADA charges filed with the EEOC between July 26, 1992 and September 20 ...
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Failure to Train as a Theory of Section 1983 Liability in the 11th Circuit
Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983 has developed to the point that it provides a remedy for the violation of federally-protected rights by governments and its employees. That was not always the case, however. Enacted in 1871, the statute fell into almost a ...
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Mental Disorders, Job Stress and the ADA
An increasing number of employees have attempted to base ADA claims on job stresses such as difficult working conditions or an unpleasant boss. In a typical scenario, an employee claims that the relationship with his or her boss or co-workers, or ...
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Michigan’s High Court Makes Important Handicap Decisions
Employers Not Required to Reassign Handicappers In Rourk v Oakwood Hospital, 1998 Mich LEXIS 1358, (June 17, 1998), a registered nurse ("RN") claimed that the hospital should have transferred her to a new job as an accommodation of her non-work ...
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EEOC Issues Guidance on Interaction Between ADA and State Workers’ Compensation Laws
The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is to prohibit employers from discriminating against qualified individuals because of disabilities. State workers' compensation laws provide for prompt payment of benefits for employees who ...
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