LAW 6265 Employment Discrimination

2 or 3 Hours

This course examines federal constitutional and statutory law as it applies to employment discrimination. The course includes a discussion of the prohibitions of discrimination based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion and age. The course also will explore the most prominent statutes in this area including 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 considers the basic framework for proving discrimination under Title VII, the substantive meanings of “discrimination” under these acts, and some of the procedural and remedial issues relevant to employment discrimination law. The course provides both the practical knowledge necessary to identify and analyze employment discrimination problems and a theoretical foundation relevant to anti-discrimination law.