Full Description
Attorney Raymond F. Gregory addresses the millions of women who think they might be facing sexual discrimination and explains federal measures enacted to assist workers in contesting unlawful employer conduct. He presents actual court cases to demonstrate the ways that women have challenged their employers. The cases illustrate legal principles in real-life experiences. Many of the cases relate compelling stories of workers caught up in a web of employer discriminatory conduct. Gregory has eliminated legal jargon, ensuring that all concepts are clear to his readers. Individuals will turn to this book again and again to obtain authoritative background on this important topic.
Topics covered include:
The increasing incidence of sexual harassment in the workplace
Common forms of sex discrimination
Discrimination against older women
Discrimination against women of color
Discrimination against women in the professions
Discrimination against pregnant women
Discrimination against women with children
Sex discrimination in hiring, promotion, termination
Employer liability for workplace sexual harassment
Employer retaliation against workers
Proving sex discrimination in the courtroom
Compensatory and punitive damages
Back pay, front pay, and other remedies
Contents
Common forms of sex discrimination - Discrimination against older women - Discrimination against African American and other women of color - Discrimination against women in the professions - Discrimination against pregnant women - Discrimination against women with children - Sex discrimination at various points in the employment relationship - The increasing incidence of sexual harassment in the workplace - Legal issues in hostile environment sexual harassment cases - Varying forms and modes of sexual harassment - Employer liability for workplace sexual harassment - Employer retaliation against workers - Proving sex discrimination in the courtroom - Compensatory and punitive damages - Back pay, front pay, and other remedies
