Title VII
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Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. Amos
- In Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. Amos
…not committed religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when they fired employees who refused or were ineligible to become members of the church. In its decision the court held that Section 702 of the act did not violate the First Amendment’s establishment clause, which…
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disparate impact
- In disparate impact: Disparate impact theory and Title VII
…Civil Rights Act of 1964—whose Title VII prohibited (among other things) discrimination on the basis of race by employers involved in interstate commerce—the company officially abandoned this restriction and instituted the high-school-diploma and intelligence-test requirements for transfers.
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Harris v. Forklift Systems
- In Harris v. Forklift Systems
…ruled (9–0) that plaintiffs in Title VII workplace-harassment suits need not prove psychological injury. However, the court acknowledged that an offensive joke or comment is unlikely to be grounds for sexual-harassment suits.
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Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
- In Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
She then filed suit under Title VII against Taylor and the bank, alleging that she had been subjected to sexual harassment during her tenure in the job. Vinson claimed that she had had sexual intercourse with Taylor on multiple occasions, out of fear of losing her job, and that he…
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